Physical Therapist II

About the role

The Full Time - Days - Spring Valley Location at Houston Methodist, the Physical Therapist II (PT II) position is responsible for evaluating and developing the therapy plan of care for a broad range of diagnoses and acuities. This position may specialize in care for certain complex patient types, through advanced training and education.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and develops the therapy plan of care for a broad range of diagnoses and acuities.
• Provides education to patients, patient's family members, and/or caregivers, and collaborates with other interprofessional team members, as needed, for problem resolution and/or achievement of identified patient specific goals.
• Serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff, including other Therapists, and technicians and may act as a clinical resource to students, and clinical fellows.
• Assists with collection of quality metrics and analytics, with development of best practices and process improvement initiatives, as designated.

Requirements

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.
• Two years of experience as a Physical Therapist; or completion of HM or comparable Physical Therapy Residency program.

Qualifications

• BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association and PT - Physical Therapist - State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV with the Texas Board of Examiners. Compact license acceptable according to current ECPTOTE requirements within 90 days.

Skills

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
• Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers.
• Uses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care.
• Uses peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of department score for employee engagement.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

1 - Day (United States of America).