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Bedrock Healthcare

Physical Therapist

Bedrock Healthcare, Watertown, Wisconsin, United States, 53094

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COME JOIN OUR HEALTHCARE FAMILY! Watertown Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing home facility that values compassionate care and a positive environment. We are recruiting a Physical Therapist to join our dedicated team.

Benefits of this position

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Great Work Environment

401k matched at 10%

Flexible Hours (8 hour shifts)

Paid Holidays

Same day pay with Tapcheck

Job location: Watertown, WI

Purpose of this position The purpose of this position is to evaluate, treat, document, and facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to perform activities of daily living at an independent level due to disease processes; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; develop restorative nursing programs related to improving residents' function in activities of daily living.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

Evaluate and document evaluations of referred residents in accordance with facility policies and procedures.

Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventive measures, and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents’ function.

Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and third‑party payers.

Make recommendations to administration for adaptive equipment and preventive measures to prevent decline in residents’ function.

Observe infection control procedures.

Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision.

Assume duties related to completion of Minimum Data Set assessments as assigned.

Complete documentation related to evaluations, treatment plans, MDS assessments, resident care plans, and progress notes in a timely manner.

Participate in resident care conferences, interdisciplinary care conferences, and rehabilitation conferences as scheduled.

Participate in implementation of programs to improve resident care related to quality indicators.

Assume quality assurance duties as assigned.

Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers.

Observe all facility policies and procedures; observe all facility safety policies and procedures; observe guidelines in the employee handbook; follow facility residents' rights policies; adhere to corporate compliance program and policies; protect the privacy of resident protected health information; comply with facility policies against discrimination and sexual harassment; attend corporate compliance program as required; all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Communication/Language Skills – Must have excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information; effectively communicate with residents, families, and other healthcare professionals; present information to supervisors.

Reasoning Ability – Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.

Computer Skills – Familiarity with Word and Excel.

MS in Occupational Therapy.

NBCOT Certification.

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