Patient Care/Care Coordination Makes visits to the homes of patients requiring home health physical therapy services and assumes responsibility for an ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient. Performs initial and comprehensive assessments on all patients in accordance with agency policies and procedures. Evaluates and assesses the patient's level of functionin

Clinical Responsibilities Manages the safe and effective administration of medically prescribed medications, knowing their indications and contraindications along with CPT therapies. Performs all aspects of artificial airway care. Responsible for the set up, safety check, monitoring and troubleshooting of mechanical ventilators and non invasive devices. Perform diagnostic

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care Conducts all aspects of the job in an ethical manner in support of the hospital's commitment to ethical behavior in all areas of personal and professional activity Utilizes assessment skills to provide respiratory care procedures to achieve optimal benefit to the patient Assists nursing with plan of care development and integrates a multid

Essential functions are the duties and responsibilities that are essential to the position (not a task list). Do not include if less than 5% of work time is spent on this duty. Be specific without giving explicit instructions on how to perform the task. Do not include duties that are to be performed in the future. Duties should be action oriented and avoid vague or genera

Evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment Perform psychosocial and diagnostic assessments Diagnose patients in accordance with the current DSM Involve collateral sources in patient's treatment as clinically indicated (e.g., family, friends, etc.) Develop individual treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals Provide individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care Examines patients/clients obtains history, performs a systems review, and selects and administers discipline and age specific tests and measures to obtain data Evaluates patients/clients makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during the examination Develops patient/client diagnoses or problem lists (cluster of signs and symptoms)

Participates in the Quality Assurance program of the Radiation Therapy Department. Is involved in patient treatments of External Beam and Brachytherapy procedures. Participates in physics projects. Participates in Regulatory Compliance tasks. Assists dosimetry in treatment planning for External Beam, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Brachytherapy. Assists in Radiation Safety

Demonstrates clinical competency and technical knowledge in the delivery and administration of patient respiratory care interventions and treatments including initiation of ventilatory support, delivery of aerosolized medications, implementation and maintenance of protocols approved by medical staffing. Monitors and assesses breath sounds and vital signs. Promptly complet

Utilizes scientific principles to develop exercise prescriptions. Monitors client's response to activity and adjusts treatment plan accordingly. Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient's care. Delivers high quality care while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills specific to the rehabilitation specialty in accordance with estab

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care Examines patients/clients obtains history, performs a systems review, and selects and administers discipline and age specific tests and measures to obtain data Evaluates patients/clients makes clinical judgments based on data gathered during the examination Develops patient/client diagnoses or problem lists (cluster of signs and symptoms)

Evaluates and treats speech therapy patients under physician orders in the acute, outpatient, home health care or skilled nursing facilities as assigned Develops treatment plans for all patients assigned to case load Maintains appropriate documentation in the patient's medical record Ongoing commitment to reducing costs and improving productivity in the speech therapy dep