Job Description
- To provide a physiotherapy service to in-patient department and out-patient department of pediatrics/adult (orthopedics, spinal injuries, cardiac patients, general surgery, medicine, amputee rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Gynae & Obs, oncology, ICU, CCU).
- To undertake an assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis of their condition.
- To formulate management strategy and recommend best course of intervention, developing discharge plans.
- To evaluate a patients’ progress, reassess and alter treatment programs if required, developing reflective practice.
- To take delegated responsibility from senior colleagues for managing and treating patients with particular conditions within each rotation.
- Be highly skilled in communicating with patients of all ages who have a range of physical and psychological barriers to understanding.
- To work on the emergency duty Rota, undertaking the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients with respiratory problems and multiple pathologies.
- To maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner.
- Educating patients, family members, and community on how to prevent injuries and live a healthy lifestyle
- Collaborate with patient doctors for referral, notes and medical history.
- To be responsible for the patient care and care and monitor their activities at the male and female gym in close collaboration with P&0s.
- Identify and conduct training programs for pre-prosthetic and pre-orthotic needs for patient.
- To be responsible for Proper documentation of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, re-assessment and follow up on HMIS.
- He/she will be rotated as per management order to other departments (wards, Rehabilitation Centre, OPD’s, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and FES clinics) at Indus Hospital & Health Network, and can be rotated through all campuses of Indus Hospital & Health Network.
- Must follow the Saturday/Sunday and public holiday duty Rota.
- Must be attend the departmental meetings and academic discussions.
- Maintain patient safety by avoiding burns during delivery of electrotherapy, a manipulative technique applied despite of contra-indication and fall or injuries sustained during attending physiotherapy.