Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain Inc.
Job Description – Team Member
Reports to:
Director of Pediatric Therapy Services
Date
June 2014
created/revised:
Position Summary:
Provide discipline-specific treatment for pediatric population with special needs, including evaluation,
planning, documentation, and professional communication. Also, provides discipline-specific
consultation, education and supervision to parents, caregivers, team members, and community
partners as appropriate.
Team Member
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Member
Name
Position Title: Physical Therapist
Department
Programs-Children Services
name:
Essential Job Duties & Expected Outcomes:
• Understands and demonstrates support for ESGW’s mission, vision, values, culture,
policies and procedures, Team Member handbook and departmental strategic
plans and goals.
• Maintains complete confidentiality of information and images involved with
program/service participants, staff and/or other fiscal matters, including HIPAA
Alignment
requirements.
• Follows all safety and wellness requirements. Promotes a strong safety culture and
maintains a safe environment for customers/participants and co-workers.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance, adheres to ESGW attendance policy,
and can be counted upon by supervisor and co-workers.
• Listens, validates and follows through on expectation and commitments.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Demonstrates respect for participants’ life choices and privacy.
• Responds to job assignments, phone calls, and/or emails in a timely and
professional manner.
Customer
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with co-workers, participants and stakeholders.
Service
• Adequately prepare and ensure timeliness for all patient interactions including but
not limited to patient visits and family coaching.
• Collaborate with families to address concerns, prioritize needs, and identify
resources.
• Collaborate with referral sources and community agencies to optimize patient care.
• Ensures data entry and documentation is compliant with payer source regulations
and ESGW policy.
• Complies with federal and state practice requirements, HIPAA guidelines, CARF (if
applicable), and ESGW requirements.
Quality &
• Follows regular checkpoints and performance indicators to consistently meet
Compliance
quality standards and timelines.
• Maintains timely, complete and accurate record keeping.
• Utilizes quality and compliance tools to ensure requirements are met.
• Interpret medical reports within the scope of Physical Therapist experience and
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develop goals to ensuring that treatment plans are appropriate.
Implement a family centered approach that guides the development of treatment
plans.
Provide coaching to family members and/or clients that incorporate routine based
intervention strategies.
Complete participant’s re-certification every (6) six months and re-evaluate
annually.
Monitor episodes of care and treatment strategies to reach desired patient
outcomes.
Ensure that billable hours are supported by appropriate documentation and are
reported for third party reimbursement in a timely and thorough manner
Maintain a designated caseload, caseload size determined by FTE.
Adhere to current APTA policies, standards, codes, and guidelines as need to
provide necessary and high quality services.
Engages in interagency and staff meetings, trainings, and program planning
sessions.
Applies effective written and oral communication skills with co-workers,
participants, and public.
Seeks direction from supervisor when needed.
Utilize best practice methodology in the evaluation, assessment, development of
measurable objectives and goals, and development of the plan of care that reflects
medical necessity.
Ensure services provided are guided by appropriate evidence based practices and
consistent strategies are being used to achieve identified goals.
Participate in professional development courses and/or training that supports an
understanding of current best practice methodology applicable to designated
caseload
Demonstrates reliability, communicates constructively, listens actively, and shares
willingly with the team.
Shows commitment, flexibility and positive attitude within the team and works as a
problem solver.
Works collaboratively to achieve common goals of the team.
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Essential Job Requirements:
Education
• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree and current licensure as an Physical
Therapist in the State of Montana.
Experience
• 0-2 years
• Minimum of (12) twelve months of professional experience in a pediatric clinic
setting, preferred but not required.
Requirements
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
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Background
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Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
Ability to move from one task to another quickly and with ease.
Ability to manage change with a positive attitude.
Ability to move independently or with reasonable accommodation within the
facility and community.
• Applicant must be physically and mentally able to perform all requirements of the
job.
• The ESGW NRM policy requires all Team Members to be free and clear of TB
evidenced by a negative Tine Test or chest x-ray prior to employment start date
• Applicant must pass a background check.
Disclaimer:
This job description is subject to review or revision on an annual basis or when a change in job duties
occurs. It is not intended to be all inclusive in terms of job detail. ESGW NRM is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging applications from women, minorities, people with
disabilities, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Services.
I have read and received my copy of this job description and understand my responsibilities. I
understand that this does not constitute a contract or guarantee of employment either expressed or
implied.
Team Member Signature/Date
Supervisor Signature/Date
Team Member name printed
Supervisor name printed
Team Member ID#
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