Physiotherapist

Role & responsibilities

Taking care of women in relation to both antenatally and postnatally include teaching antenatal exercises, giving labor education and support, in the treatment of incontinence and in the care of women undergoing gynecological surgery

• Impart knowledge and take part in providing education in preparation for childbirth and parenthood.
• Assess and treat any skeletal and muscular ailment or discomfort faced during pregnancy.
• Provide post natal exercise and give specialized treatment if necessary.
• Impart knowledge of effective relaxation, breathing awareness and positioning and other information that could help a woman in labour.
• Provide specialized physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring and management.
• Provide prenatal and postnatal physiotherapy services
• Carry out in patient rounds
• Observe and provide support to patients while making them walk inside the room.
• Teach postures, body mechanics and impart knowledge about the care and precautions to be taken post-delivery.
• Carry out OPD consultations as per the appointments made.
• Visit the LDR and teach Lamaze for women who are in the 1st and 2nd stage of labour.
• Addresses womens issues related to childbirth, antenatal and postpartum disorders including lymphedema, osteoporosis, pelvic pain, labour pain etc.

Maintaining records and documentation as per NABH

Preferred candidate profile

• Customer Focus & Service
• Physiotherapy Management - Assessment/ Analysis/ Planning/ Evaluation/ Administration
• Demonstration of Professional & Ethical Practice
• Accountability

Professional Development

• Psychosocial skills (Communication/Interpersonal/Teamwork)
• Cognitive Skills (Critical Thinking/Decision Making/ Problem Solving/ Planning/ Organizing/ Reflective Thinking/ Assertiveness/ Self Directed learning)