Care Team
Our goal is to increase your activity level each day, restoring your function and independence. The hospital is staffed 24 hours a day by a complete medical team, including physicians specializing in your condition.
Doctor
Pharmacist
Nurse
Patient Care Technician
Researcher
YOUR CARE TEAM
Care Manager
DOCTORS (MDs, DOs, APPs) The type of doctor leading your care team is called a physiatrist. Physiatrists have advanced training and expertise in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (i.e., how the body moves). They will:
Physical Therapist
PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS (PCTs)
A PCT will: • Assist you with daily activities, including showering, grooming, dressing and eating • Work closely with your care team to perform basic care during your stay PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (PTs) Your PT will develop an individualized treatment plan to: • Focus on activities to help with balance, mobility, strength, endurance and range of motion (i.e., getting out of bed and moving around in your environment) • Identify what changes, including equipment, you need to make to your home or next living environment as you prepare to leave
Respiratory Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Speech- Language Pathologist
• Guide your medical care • Oversee your progress
• Work with the rest of your care team to ensure well-rounded care Additionally, a Resident Physician, completing his or her advanced training (or “residency”) in physiatry, will work with you and your doctor
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS (SLPs) An SLP will develop an individualized treatment plan that focuses on: • Listening and understanding, speaking, reading and writing • Attention, memory, organization for communication • Chewing and swallowing safely
REGISTERED NURSES (RNs)
An RN will provide direct patient care, including:
• Administering medications to meet your health, educational and functional goals • Working with you and your family to develop skills needed to keep you healthy • Coordinating patient family- centered care • Addressing patient and family education required for discharge
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST/ CARE PRACTITIONERS (RCPs)
You may work with an RCP to: • Identify and assist with special medical equipment to help you breathe if you cannot on your own
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (OTs)
An OT will work with you to develop an individualized treatment plan, which: • Helps you gain more independence with your daily activities and routine • Focuses on showering, grooming, dressing, eating
• Help determine what kind of therapy is best based on any lung or breathing disorders • Provide condition-specific education for families
• Works on arm strength and coordination, thinking skills and safety awareness • Identifies assistive bathroom equipment for your next living environment and ensures that you and your family members have the proper training
15 Your Patient Experience
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