Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited was founded in Abuja in January 2008 and was formerly known as Cedarcrest Orthopaedic Clinics. Within a few years, the hospital expanded its scope of practice into a full-fledged private multispecialty hospital. The core vision of the organisation is to provide world-class healthcare services to patients in Nigeria, West Africa, and globally.
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We are recruiting to fill the position below :
Job Title: Physiotherapist
Location: Lagos
The Role
Reporting to the Hospital Manager, the Physiotherapistis responsible for performing the physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and complexconditions - The
incumbernt willbe responsible for carrying out assessments toevaluate patients’ range of movement and ability to perform normal routine tasks on their own - The incumbent will be expected to plan and develop bespoke treatment plans, which help patients to regain their independence and mobility by using purposeful activities.
Responsibilities
- Works with patients with a variety of conditions, including but not limited to neurological, neuromusculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory, sometimes for weeks or months.
- Diagnose, assess and treat the patient’s physical problem/condition.
- To evaluate a patients’ progress, reassess and alter treatment programs if required, developing reflective practice.
- Responsible for encouraging exercise and movement of patients.
- Develop and review treatment programs that encourage exercise and movement through the use of a range of techniques.
- Advice patients on leading a healthy lifestyle.
- Responsible for involving patients and their carers in the treatment, review, and rehabilitation of patients.
- Educate patients and their carers about how to prevent and/or improve conditions.
- Liaise with other healthcare professionals to exchange information about the background and progress of patients, as well as to refer patients who require other medical attention.
- Liaise with other healthcare professionals to encourage a holistic approach to treatment.
- Be highly skilled in communicating with patients of all ages who have a range of physical and psychological barriers to understanding.
- Keep up to date with new techniques and technologies available for treating patients.
- Write patient’s case notes and reports and collect statistics.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records.
- The incumbent is expected to be caring, compassionate and professional at all times.
- Responsible for managing clinical risks that could occur in the physiotherapy department.
- Provide support, guidance, and training to physiotherapy assistants.
- Staying up to date with developments in treatments.
Qualifications
- BPT/BScPT in Physiotherapy. Master of Physical Therapy will be an added advantage.
- 3+ years of proven experience as a Physiotherapist.
- Understanding of Physical Therapy’s best practice.
- Good time management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Tolerance and patience.
- Good physical health and fitness.
- Ability to work in a team.
- The ability to build a rapport with patients from a variety of backgrounds and communicate with their relatives and carers.
Special Conditions
- Employment is contingent on passing a medical screening conducted by the hospital
- Employee will be subject to various testing including but not limited to drug and medical testing throughout the tenure of their employment
- Knowledge of workflow processes.
Application Closing Date
27thDecember, 2019 .
27th
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@cedarcresthospitals.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@cedarcresthospitals.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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