Physiotherapist at Imo International Health Systems

Job Summary

• The Physiotherapist helps accident victims, medical patients, and chronically disabled people maintain and improve their physical wellbeing by designing, implementing, and supervising custom treatment plans.
• They supervise patients’ progress and make adjustments to treatment plans as needed.
• These therapists can help patients maintain or restore flexibility, strength, and range of motion.

Responsibilities

• Determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.
• Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Meets the patient’s goals and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results
• Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages, initiating traction, applying physical agents, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines
• Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient’s progress as well as recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Planning discharges by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare workers
• Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs. Instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs, recommending and/or providing assistive equipment as well as recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects hospital operations by keeping information confidential.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
• Develops physical therapy staff by providing information; developing and conducting in-service training programs.

Basic Qualifications

• The individual must have minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy
• 1-2 years experience
• The individual must be computer literate

Other Qualifications:

• Strong written, verbal and communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good attention to detail
• Productive and quality focused
• Ability to solve problems
• Drive to continue learning throughout career
• Good bedside manner