PT Roles and Professional Development Presentation 2023 PDF

Roles of a Physical Therapist  Clinician  Educator (Clinical, Academia)  Mentor  Entrepreneur  Consultant  Administrator  Researcher  Advocate  ??? Acute Setting   Hospital  ICU/PICU  Pediatrics  Cardiopulmonary  Ortho  Ortho Trauma  Neuro  Gastroi...

Roles of a Physical Therapist  Clinician  Educator (Clinical, Academia)  Mentor  Entrepreneur  Consultant  Administrator  Researcher  Advocate  ??? Acute Setting   Hospital  ICU/PICU  Pediatrics  Cardiopulmonary  Ortho  Ortho Trauma  Neuro  Gastrointestinal  Wound Care PT Role: Safety, get D/C’ed, make D/C plan Post Acute (Sub-Acute) Setting  Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH)  After 25 days of acute care  Not medically stable, still need 24 hour nursing care, intense medical care  Ex: Severe MVA  Role of PT: similar to acute care Post Acute (Sub-Acute) Setting  Inpatient Rehab (aka Acute Rehab Unit: ARU)  Patients that still requires nursing care  Can tolerate 3+ hours of rehab per day  IP Cardiac, Neuro, Ortho, Trauma  Ex: SCI, TBI, CVA  Role of PT: strength, bed mobility, ambulation. Goal = get them D/C’ed to home Post Acute (Sub-Acute) Setting  Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)  Patients that still require nursing care  Patients that may not be safe at home on their own  For pt that cannot tolerate 3 hours of rehab per day  Role of PT: strengthening, conditioning, ambulation. Goal = get them D/C’ed to home Post Acute (Sub-Acute) Setting  Home Health  For medically stable, homebound patients that do NOT need 24 hour nursing care  Role of PT: strengthening, mobility, ambulation, safety around home, get pt where they are no longer homebound. Post Acute (Sub-Acute) Setting     Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH)  After 25 days of acute care  Not medically stable, still need 24 hour nursing care, intense medical care  Ex: Severe MVA Inpatient Rehab (aka Acute Rehab Unit: ARU)  Patients that still requires nursing care  Cant tolerate 3+ hours of rehab per day  IP Cardiac, Neuro, Ortho, Trauma  Ex: SCI, TBI, CVA SNF (Post Acute)  Patients that still require 24 hour nursing care  For pt that cannot tolerate 3 hours of rehab per day Home Health  For medically stable, homebound patients that do NOT need 24 hour nursing care Outpatient PT            For ambulatory, non homebound patients OP Ortho OP Sports OP Neuro OP Cardiopulmonary OP Aquatics OP Prosthetics OP Pelvic Health OP Pediatrics School based Pediatrics Occupational Health CA Licensure Requirements   Applicants for licensure must:  Be over 18 years of age  Not be addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance  Have successfully completed the education and training required by Section 2650  Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480  Pass an examination on the laws and regulations related to the practice of physical therapy in California (jurisprudence exam)  Pass the NPTE Reapply every 2 years, complete 30 Continuing Education Unit hours (CEU’s)  4 hours of BLS  2 hours of Ethics, Laws, Regulations Physical Therapy License Applicant (PTLA)  The state of California allows for temporary licensure pending a passing score on the NPTE.  Must be graduate of an approved PT program may file a complete application for licensure  Can then practice as "physical therapist license applicant" under direct supervision of a PT who is licensed in the state of California.  If the applicant passes the examination, they may continue to practice as a PTLA until a regular license is issued  If the applicant fails the examination, or if licensure is denied by the board, the applicant will be immediately prohibited from performing further as a PTLA Continuing Education Requirements  PT CA License renewed every 2 years  30 Continuing Education Unit hours (CEU’s) required with license renewal  4 hours of BLS  2 hours of Ethics, Laws, Regulations  How do we get CEU’s? Professional Development: Continuing Education  APTA Learning Center  CPTA Sponsored Courses  Medbridge  Evidence in Motion  Local clinics or hospitals  Local university Professional Development: Specialist Certification  Specialization involves gaining deeper knowledge, skill base, and experience in a particular area of practice  American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists (ABPTS) oversees certification and re-certification process of specialists  Certification lasts 10 years, then can re-certify  Pre-requisites*   Option A) 2,000 clinical practice hours in that specialty area  Option B) Completion of residency in that specialty Why?  Improve proficiency in specialty  New job opportunities  Leadership  Marketability (to pts, MD’s, payers) Professional Development: Specialist Certification  Cardiovascular and Pulmonary  Clinical Electrophysiology  Geriatrics  Neurology  Oncology  Orthopaedics  Pediatrics  Sports  Women’s Health  Wound Management American Board of PT Residency and Fellowship Education    Residency  Provide training within defined areas of practice  After completion of residency, clinicians are also eligible to sit for their respective specialist certification examinations Fellowship  Provide advanced training within a defined area of subspecialty practice  Pre-requisite: You must have completed a residency or hold an ABPTS specialist certification Directory  https://accreditation.abptrfe.org/#/directory American Board of PT Residency and Fellowship Education  Residencies  Acute Care  Cardiovascular and Pulmonary  Clinical Electrophysiology  Faculty  Geriatrics  Neurology  Oncology  Orthopaedics  Pediatrics  Sports  Women’s Health  Wound Management American Board of PT Residency and Fellowship Education  Fellowships  Critical Care  Hand Therapy  Higher Education Leadership  Movement System  Neonatology  Orthopaedic Manual PT  Performing Arts  Spine  Sports Division 1  Upper Extremity Athlete