Senior Physiotherapist

Role & responsibilities

• To ensure smooth functioning of the Physiotherapy Department
• To supervise and coordinate activities of physical therapy program, both for OP and IP patients
• Obtains history, assesses, and treats assigned patients on receipt of a referral in consultation with the Medical Officer
• To consult with physicians regarding treatments and schedules patients for treatment as per scope of services
• To observe personnel in performance of duties to evaluate efficiency, skill, abilities and attitudes toward fellow workers and patients for use in recommending personal actions and determining effectiveness of methods.
• Ensure all therapies are billed as per protocols
• Ensure 0% outstanding bills for OPD
• Responsible to create and propagate OPD physio packages
• Maintain and share relevant departmental reports (weekly/monthly/as need basis)
• To introduce and demonstrate new techniques.
• To observe patients' actions and reactions to prescribed treatment and evaluate progress.
• To train new personnel; lecture students and nurses to discuss and evaluate patients' condition, progress, and plans for further therapy.
• To maintain inventories and requisitions supplies and equipment.
• To process requisition repairs for equipment and facilities.
• Contribution to the identification, development and implementation of clinical and organizational physiotherapy guidelines and procedures that support the continuum of care.
• Maintains all patients records in the EMR
• To be jointly responsible for inducting new staff at all grades, ensuring that they are informed of relevant policies and procedures to check safe practice.
• To contribute to the recruitment process for Physiotherapy Staff, this includes the short-listing of candidates, interviewing, obtain references, select suitable candidates, and contact applicants regarding outcome and giving feedback.
• To be part of marketing activities like talk, camp etc
• To develop content for different brochure, PPT, patient handout etc
• Compliance with data entry into HIS on regular basis and updating of patient files.
• To support in training program in other centers
• To be aware of NABH Standards

Preferred candidate profile

• Have an affinity for teamwork.
• Technical Knowledge.
• Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to resolve issues
• Technical skills required for using and maintaining the various equipments and the computer.
• Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and co-ordinate with other related departmental personnel.