Qualifications and Experience

1. A Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution of higher Learning.
2. Up to date registration with Uganda Allied Health Professional Council
3. At least two (2) years of practice with specific experience of caring for sports persons
4. Skills: Physiological knowledge, health Promotion and maintenance, creating safe environment, motivating others, clinical skills, pain management, physically fit and strong, teamwork, motivation skills, stress management

Duties and responsibilities

1, Meets the patients’ goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and tests results: determining physical therapy treatment plan in consultation with physicians or by prescription

2. Helps patients 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.

3. Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages; initiating traction, applying physical agents, utilizing hydrotherapy tanks and whirlpools baths, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps and ultrasound machines, directing treatments given by aides, technicians and assistants

4. Evaluating effects of physical therapy treatments and fitting of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting and evaluating patient’s progress, recommending adjustments and modifications.

5. Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences

6. Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs, instructing patients, families and caregivers in homes exercise programs, recommending or providing assistive equipment, recommending outpatient or home health follow ups

7. Documents patients care services by charting in patient and department records

8. Maintains patients’ confidence and protects center/ institutional operations by keeping information confidential

9. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations

10. Protects patients and employee by adhering infection control policies and protocols

11.Ensures operation of equipment by competing preventive maintenance requirements following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs

12. Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.

13. Develop physical therapy staff by providing information, developing and conducting in service training service

14. Complies with national and local legal professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating in future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, advising management on needed actions.

15. Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.

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