Pool Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Services

Requirements:

• Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution
  
• Registered with The Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
  
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
  
• Preferably 1-year experience as a physiotherapist
  

• 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
  
• To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
  
• To evaluate the patient’s need for assistive, supportive and adaptive devices
  
• 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
  
• To 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
  
• To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
  
• Carry out clinical and service audits and plan and evaluate improvement of services
  
• Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
  
• Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime
  
• Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance
  
• Observe and comply with environmental health and occupational safety measures
  
• Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs
  
• Responsibility for CCPC programes as may be assigned
  
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee