PHYSIOTHERAPIST, PHYSIOTHERAPY

KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital is seeking a dedicated physiotherapist to conduct comprehensive patient assessments, plan and implement tailored treatment and discharge plans, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary rehab team in a busy hospital setting.

You will document assessments and treatment plans in KCIS/EHR, provide education and home programs, and support quality and safety initiatives to ensure high standards of patient care and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to identify problems and needs, and plan tailored treatment and discharge plans.
• Deliver high-quality physiotherapy interventions based on assessments and patient goals, ensuring continuity and maximizing function.
• Maintain accurate documentation of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and billing in KCIS/EHR, and report findings to referring doctors.
• Provide counselling, education, and home program guidance to patients, caregivers, and families to support self-management.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary rehab team, including occupational therapists, speech therapists, doctors, nurses, and rehab aides.
• Support administrative functions such as service operations, scheduling, coordination of rehabilitation activities, and maintaining statistical data for KPIs.
• Participate in staff orientation, supervision, coaching, and mentorship of junior therapists and rehabilitation assistants; monitor performance.
• Engage in CPD via training, workshops, competency assessments, privileging, and evidence-based practice updates.
• Ensure compliance with KPJ policies, MSQH/JCI/ISO standards, MOH regulations, PDPA, and ethical principles in clinical and administrative tasks.
• Implement and monitor SOPs for assessments, interventions, documentation, and quality assurance.
• Ensure a safe, hygienic, and functional therapy environment in line with hospital safety and infection control standards.
• Oversee and maintain physiotherapy equipment, conduct inspections, report faults, manage inventory, and ensure asset safekeeping.
• Participate in quality and safety initiatives including incident reporting, Q-Radar compliance, RCA investigations, and continuous quality improvement projects.
• Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring therapy services comply with legal, ethical, and institutional standards while maintaining professionalism.
• Assist Head of Service or management with marketing and service promotion activities.

Job description

Main Responsibilities

1. Conduct comprehensive and ongoing patient assessments to identify problems and needs, and develop appropriate treatment and discharge plans tailored to age, culture, support system, and clinical condition.

2. Provide high-quality physiotherapy interventions based on assessment findings and patient goals, ensuring continuity of care and maximizing functional abilities.

3. Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and billing in KCIS/EHR, and report significant findings to referring doctors.

4. Provide counselling, education, and home program guidance to patients, caregivers, and families to support self-management and continuity of care.

5. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, including occupational therapists, speech therapists, doctors, nurses, and rehab aides to ensure coordinated service delivery.

6. Support administrative functions such as service operations, scheduling, coordination of rehabilitation activities, and maintaining statistical data for KPIs and performance indicators.

7. Participate in staff orientation, supervision, coaching, and mentorship of junior therapists, interns, and rehabilitation assistants; monitor their performance and care delivery.

8. Engage actively in continuous professional development (CPD) via training, workshops, competency assessments, privileging processes, and evidence-based practice updates.

9. Ensure compliance with KPJ policies, MSQH/JCI/ISO standards, MOH regulations, PDPA requirements, and ethical principles in all clinical and administrative tasks.

10. Implement, adhere to, and monitor services SOPs for assessments, interventions, documentation, and quality assurance processes.

11. Ensure a safe, hygienic, and functional therapy environment in accordance with hospital safety, infection control, occupational safety and health standards, and emergency procedures.

12. Oversee, maintain, and ensure proper functioning of all physiotherapy equipment, including conducting inspections, reporting faults, managing inventory, and ensuring asset safekeeping.

13. Participate in quality and safety initiatives including incident reporting, Q-Radar compliance, RCA investigations, continuous quality improvement initiative projects, and promoting a patient-safety culture.

14. Serve as a patient advocate, ensuring that therapy services comply with legal, ethical, and institutional standards while maintaining professionalism and positive work culture.

15. Facilitate duties assigned by the Head of Service or hospital management in supporting marketing and service promotion activities.