Overview

Reporting to the Rehabilitation Manager/ Senior Manager, Physiotherapy, the Physiotherapist II role is responsible for evaluating patients referred to physiotherapy, organizing and implementing individualized therapeutic programs and monitoring the patients progress and response to treatment. Within the role, the physiotherapist should be able to:

• Demonstrate clinical knowledge and understanding that is relevant to their area of practice and underpins their

individual scope of practice

• Recognise their role and responsibilities within the patients plan of care
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology, evidence-based practice, and

physiotherapy practice of service users through the life span

• Operate in line with MH and DOH/DHA policies, procedures, guidelines and standards.

Responsibilities

• Interprets referrals and conducts initial evaluation, problem identification and diagnosis of physiological and psychological functioning.
• Develops, delivers, and modifies treatment plans and provides appropriate treatment for an individual\xe2\x80\x99s physiological and/or psychological needs within the context of the person as an individual.
• Defines patient-centred goals and educates the patient, caregivers, and IDT of these.
• Informs patients about their recommended physiotherapy treatment plans and treatment modalities, and ensures understanding, consent and cooperation from the patient prior to commencing the therapy.
• Uses relevant standardized outcome measures to evaluate progress, appropriately monitors patient tolerance and response to therapeutic interventions and provides progressions and modifications to the treatment plan as necessary to achieve the established patient centred goals.
• Conducts constant risk assessments and adheres to necessary safety measures during therapy sessions.
• Uses appropriate strategies to effectively facilitate client self-management and health promotion education to enhance health and well-being
• Develops and maintains records and reports of all patient assessments and treatments in an accurate and timely manner that reflect specific information and services provided to the patient.
• Ensures that administrative tasks linked to patient care, including documentation, billing, insurance submissions, and requests are completed as per policy and regulations.
• Liaises with Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation team and clinical caregivers on the suitability of clinical equipment and inventory supplies.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy
• Direct entry of a recognized program with attainment of a MSc degree in Physiotherapy

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of continuous experience post qualification in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation field

Preferred

• Worked in a JCI-accredited hospital/ medical environment

Certification and Licensure

• Completion of specialty qualification as per the recognized specialty certificate (DOH/DHA guidelines)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Preferred

• ACLS, PALS relevant to area of specialty

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