Physical Therapist – Sports Medicine

Education

·         Bachelor’s Degree completion of a Physical Therapy program required or

·         Masters Degree Physical Therapy upon hire required or Other Doctorate Physical Therapy upon hire required

Experience

·         2 years prior experience strongly preferred

Licenses and Certifications

·         PT – Physical Therapist Texas Physical Therapy License Upon Hire Required And

·         BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

 

What You Will Do

·         Performs age-appropriate patient assessment and establishes plan of care

·         Obtains/verifies physician order for therapy and validates for appropriateness

·         Reviews available medical records and obtains pertinent medical history from patient or family

·         Ensures that patient has given informed consent to treatment

·         Evaluates each patient using age and diagnosis appropriate assessment tests and measurements, including appropriate outcome assessment tool(s)

·         Integrates assessment results to identify functional problems and prioritizes care needs with patient and family

·         Sets appropriate, measurable, functional goals with time frames to address the identified problems including patient/family goals and preferences

·         Determines plan for care, and/or appropriate therapeutic interventions to achieve stated goals

·          Initiates therapy discharge planning in collaboration with care team and patient based on prognosis and expected discharge disposition

·         Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient assessment and individualizes care based on age specific needs. Performs age-appropriate patient treatment

·         Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment

·         Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license

·         Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely

·         Utilizes a variety of treatment techniques to achieve goals, if necessary

·         Determines patient response to treatment and evaluates progress (reassessment)

·         Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment

·         Maintains patient safety throughout treatment

·         Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues

·         Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs

·         Motivates non-compliant or unmotivated patients to participate in therapy

·         Manages schedule to ensure that clinic productivity expectations are me

·         Ensures documentation meets all departmental, regulatory and payer requirements.

·         Supervises support personnel, including physical therapist assistants and PT aides/technicians (including athletic trainers), in the delivery of physical therapy services. Ensures all regulatory requirements related to supervision are met.

·         Mentors less experienced physical therapists, PT Residents, PT students and AT Residents as appropriate and assigned.

·         Participates in professional development, research, education, program development, community outreach and marketing as appropriate. Contributes to a culture of excellence that positions THR Sports Medicine as the provider of choice.

 

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, a 369-bed acute-care, full-service medical center has been serving Arlington and the surrounding communities since 1958. Hospital services include comprehensive cardiac care, women’s services, neurosciences, cancer services, orthopedics, emergency services and an advanced imaging center. Texas Health Arlington Memorial has over 1,600 employees, 250 volunteers and 630 physicians on its medical staff. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence. For more information, visit TexasHealth.org/Arlington. As part of the Texas Health family, we employ over 24,000 employees and are among the areas top five largest employers. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we continue to provide outstanding care and deliver award winning results. You belong here.

 

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:

·         Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

·         At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

·         A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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