Physiotherapist at Premier Hospital

Job Description

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Premier Hospital is an 82 bed specialized hospital located in Nyali, Mombasa offering high quality emergency, outpatient and inpatient care. We have a patient centered culture and our approach is to provide you with comprehensive healthcare, which is focused on all aspects of your health and overall well-being. Our service delivery model is anchored on Compassion, Care and Competence. Our Doctors, Nurses, other Medical Professionals and support staff will provide you with personal service with great regard to respect and dignity to ensure that your experience with us is as comfortable as possible.

JOB PURPOSE

The overall purpose of this job is to carry out in-depth physiotherapy assessment, treatment, review and evaluation of patients in collaboration with healthcare workers and caregivers and in line with established protocols and the Hospital’s patient care objectives.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide high quality physiotherapy assessment and intervention for patients (Referred by a doctor or self-referral) in keeping with accepted best practice standards Be conversant with filling insurance reports for justification of planned management. Communicate the plan of management to the referring doctor. Be conversant with the different modalities of management which are: Heat therapy (Hot packs & ultrasound)Electrotherapy (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) Rehabilitation (Post-op & post sports therapeutic exercises) Manual therapy (Myofascial release & therapeutic massage) Work closely with the patients and doctors to support regular tracking of progress Work closely with reception staff/customer experience to ensure that booking and billing of clients is done efficiently and accurately. Communicate with the patient and family members alike on the importance of attending the multiple recommended sessions. Organize CMEs for doctors on identifying patients who require physiotherapy. Work closely with the marketing department to increase the number of self-referral patients by sending out broadcast messages and organizing health talks on the same. Report any malfunctions on physiotherapy equipment to maintenance department and follow up with maintenance department for repairs and maintenance; and Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.

REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution. 2 Years working experience of active service in a busy clinical set up – in and outpatient. Registration with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya. Current Certificate of Practice from, the Kenya Society of Physiotherapists (KSP).

CORE COMPETENCIES

Muscular skeletal skills, Neuro-rehabilitation skills, Cardiopulmonary skills Paediatrics skills, Geriatric skills, Oncology skills Ability to interpret radiology images & laboratory reports Knowledge of sport injuries Hydrotherapy skills Understanding of health and safety guidelines related to physiotherapy Patient care skills Attention to detail