Physiotherapist - Physiotherapy Department

Requirements

• Diploma in Physiotherapy
  
• Registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
  
• knowledge of assessment/evaluation techniques in regards to patients
  
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages
  

• Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy
  
• Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them
  
• Conduct patient and family education
  
• Conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
  
• Evaluate the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding, protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility
  
• Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries
  
• Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment
  
• Control infection by observing hygiene rules
  
• Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the physiotherapy accreditation requirements
  
• Have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
  
• Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services
  
• Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants