أخصائي علاج طبيعي بمركز الرعاية المنزلية / PHYSICAL THERAPIST

• Works under the direct supervision of the Head of the Home Health Care Unit (HHC).
• Visits patients at home and develops a Plan of Care.
• Perform an evaluation / assessment of each patient's unique needs during the first visit.
• Create an individualized treatment plan or exercise programs based on the evaluation and clinically proven therapy methods; exercise program should aim to help improve health and help patients return to a normal lifestyle as much as possible.
• Teach the created exercise progams to the patients, patients’ relatives and sitters.
• Make sure that patients, patients’ relatives understood and can perform the exercise programs properly.
• Educate the patients, patients relatives and sitters the benefits of the exercise programs and that they should do it everyday.
• Prioritize patients’ safety.
• Maintaining confidentiality of patient, thus maintaining patients’ rights.
• Help in retrieving/ pulling out the patients files whenever needed.
• Organize and prepare patient visit schedule per individual patient discharge plan and monitor its implementation.
• Provide feedback to the health team members.
• Participate in staff development.
• Participate in HHC Team meetings and advise the Department Head as required.
• Facilitate open channels of communication with all HHC team members.
• Entertain or assist needs of patients’ relatives that are coming to the HHC office.
• Assist other staff in all patients or department needed procedures or activities.
• Keep record of treatment provided to the patients during home visit by making a signed entry in the patient’s Physical Therapy Progress Notes in the patient’s file / Kardex.
• Report any changes in the patient’s condition; or in the patient’s treatment prior to implementation of such changes to the Department Head.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Department Head.
• Maintain a peaceful and safe working environment.
• Participate in Environmental Safety Rounds.
• Responsible for keeping updated in Infection Control, Fire and Safety, and Disaster training on a yearly basis.
• Responsible for keeping Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation certification and updated on a 2 year basis.
• Promote health education to patient and their family regarding patient status.
• Participate in CQI & PS Activities.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge in Basic Computer (Microsoft Office).

Physical Therapy