DUTIES:

Performs a comprehensive assessment including physiological, psychological and environmental factors.  Utilizes appropriate techniques and materials.

Coordinates goal directed, cost effective care for primary patients and demonstrates appropriate use of community resources to deliver comprehensive individualized care.

Provides patient and family with appropriate information and materials necessary to support the learning process, i.e., home exercise program sheets and instruction sheets. 

Documents teaching and learner response to teachings.

Orients, coordinates, and directs therapist assistants appropriately.

Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses. 

Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.

Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.