Physiotherapist - Sharjah

NMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

NMC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a qualified Physiotherapist to restore, maintain and improve patients' mobility through assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. You will promote physical well-being and enable patients to lead active, independent lives.

Responsibilities include identifying issues, planning treatment based on diagnosis, applying modalities, documenting records, coordinating with insurance, and educating patients on home exercises and safe body mechanics.

Qualifications

• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• To restore, maintain, and improve physical mobility and function through assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Identify physical issues and treatment methods for the patient with available evidence.
• Ensure vital signs are normal before proceeding with procedures.
• Build a treatment plan and goals based on physical diagnosis.
• Offer modalities such as heating (superficial/deep), cold, hydrotherapy, and electrotherapy.
• Periodically evaluate the patient’s condition and adjust the plan as needed.
• Schedule and inform patient appointments and coordinate Insurance-related documents.
• Prepare insurance claim forms and monthly department collections.
• Formulate home exercise programs for continued treatment.
• Maintain patient records (diagnosis, treatment, insurance, files).
• Obtain signed consent forms and explain procedures beforehand.
• Counsel on medication use per doctor’s dosage/frequency.
• Educate patients and bystanders on preventing disabilities through proper body mechanics and lifestyle tips.
• Promote the scope of physiotherapy and coordination with other departments and facilities.
• Learn and implement current physiotherapy updates within the department.
• Coordinate annual Biomedical Equipment maintenance with Biomedical Dept. and center manager.
• Maintain open communication with team members to ensure patient safety.
• Work strictly within the scope of physiotherapy.
• Implement and improve MOHAP policies and procedures.
• Adhere to HR and IT Security policies.

Skills

Inter-professional teamwork

English communication

Job description

Job description

To restore, maintain, and improve their physical mobility and function through assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation and promote overall physical well-being, enabling patients to lead active, independent lives.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for identifying physical issues and treatment methods for the patient with the available source of evidence.
• Ensure the vital signs are normal before proceeding the procedures.
• Build treatment plan and goal, based on physical diagnosis to the patient.
• Offer various physiotherapy modalities such as superficial and deep heating, cold and other hydrotherapy, and electrotherapy techniques.
• Periodically evaluate the physical condition of the patient and make changes in treatment plan and methods if necessary.
• Schedule and inform patient appointments and coordinate Insurance related documentations.
• Preparing insurance claim forms and monthly collection of the department.
• Formulate home exercises program for the patients to continue the treatment at home.
• Maintain patients records such as diagnosis reports, treatment records, Insurance, registers, treatment files etc.
• Ensure to collect the consent forms duly signed by the patient or guardian and give appropriate explanation before proceeding the procedures.
• Ensure that the patient is given the right counselling on the importance of taking medication at the dose and frequency stipulated by the doctor.
• Encourage the patients to contact us in case of any adverse reactions or emergency.
• Encourage the patients to procure medication/ General Products from our pharmacies.
• Ensure to educate the patient and bystanders of the purpose of preventing, maintaining, correcting and alleviating physical disability of the patient through functional skills like proper body mechanics, postural awareness and tips to improve patient lifestyle and to prevent other complications.
• Responsible to promote the scope of physiotherapy department, scope of other departments, doctors, and diagnostic facilities available within the clinic.
• Learn and develop the current updates of physiotherapy and implement the same within the limits of the department.
• Coordinate and ensure the yearly maintenance of Biomedical Equipment with the help of Bio Medical department and center manager.
• Promote and maintain open communication with the member of the team or other department to ensure the patient safety.
• Work strictly within the scope of physiotherapy.
• Implement and improve the quality policies and procedures as per the MOHAP.
• Adhere to follow the HR Policies and IT Security policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.

Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic