Physical therapist, director of rehabilitation vs low vision therapist

Differences between physical therapist, director of rehabilitation and low vision therapist duties and responsibilities

Physical therapist, director of rehabilitation example responsibilities.

• Manage PPS details efficiently to ensure high quality clinical care while maximizing reimbursement for the facility.
• Complete all MDS & PPS documentation.
• Initiate walk to dine program for both subacute and LTC residents.
• Participate in weekly Medicare and rehabilitation team meetings including patient care planning.
• Serve as supervising therapist and director of rehabilitation and identify, distribute and balance workload among all disciplines and employees.
• Assist therapist with ROM exercises, PNF techniques, joint mobilization, and modalities.

Low vision therapist example responsibilities.

• Achieve high level of patients satisfaction due to sound clinical management, quality of care and compassion.
• Provide training/educational seminars to professional colleagues in the field of low vision rehabilitation services.
• Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collobratively with clients base on results of assements, needs and goals.
• Develop treatment plan to meet needs of patient, base on needs assessment, patient interests and objectives of therapy.
• Support interventions with children in a group context or individually.Screen, carry out assessment, evaluations of all children accessing services.
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn various vision techniques and successfully execute them with patients under minimal supervision.
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