Sports Pediatric Physical Therapist

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcome in accordance with standards set by profession’s national association, scope of practice and hospital policies and guidelines.
• Works with leader to identify opportunities to improve performance in these areas across the department.
• Provides age-appropriate and family-centered care in accordance with current evidence and practice standards, provider’s prescription and protocols and regulatory standards.
• Completes documentation per departmental and hospital policy and demonstrates an understanding of revenue cycle implications of effective documentation.
• Utilizes effective verbal and written communication with providers, patients of all ages and their families, hospital staff members, and other professionals.
• Identifies ways to improve communication with these groups.
• Supervises therapy aides, students and volunteers in order to maintain patient safety and regulatory standards.
• Also informally supervises Staff Therapist Level I to support safe and effective patient care and professional growth.
• Participates in formal and informal education of new employees, students, volunteers, and members of same and other disciplines.
• Identifies opportunities to collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to enhance outcomes for patient care through individual patient care coordination as well as education and research activities.
• Identifies opportunities and participates in professional development activities and shares knowledge with other staff members through formal and informal educational opportunities.
• Participates in research projects, performance improvement processes, quality initiatives, and/or outcome studies.
• Seeks opportunities and participates in community activities, programs that benefit patients or programs that encourage wellness for our staff and the community.

Requirements

• Current licensure to practice as a Physical Therapist in the State of Texas.
• Successful completion of an accredited program in an applicable profession.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• 3 or more years of clinical experience as a Physical Therapist, with a strong preference for experience in sports medicine, orthopedic rehabilitation, and treatment of athletic populations.
• Experience evaluating, treating, and developing rehabilitation programs for athletes and individuals with sports-related injuries.

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Four 10 hour shifts with quarterly weekend needs.