Houston Methodist

Physical Therapist II, PT/OT Sports

Houston Methodist

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

Cypress

About the role

  • Responsible for evaluating and developing the therapy plan of care for a broad range of diagnoses and acuities; may specialize in care for certain complex patient types through advanced training and education.
  • Provide education to patients, patient's family members, and/or caregivers, and collaborate with other interprofessional team members, as needed, for problem resolution and/or achievement of identified patient specific goals.
  • Provide patient care directly and deliver exceptional patient care with adherence to safety standards and guidelines to ensure optimal patient safety, customer service, and optimum patient outcomes.
  • Serve 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.
  • Assist with collection of quality metrics and analytics, with development of best practices and process improvement initiatives, as designated.
  • Perform complete and comprehensive evaluation of patients across a broad range of diagnosis and acuities to identify patient's level of function and to determine the treatment plan.
  • Develop the plan of care based on evaluation findings and implement the physical therapy treatment plan; provide service to complex patient populations.
  • Collaborate and communicate with the healthcare team modifications to patient's treatment plan, progress, and discharge planning for achievement of identified patient specific goals.
  • Teach and provide guidance to nursing, and support staff; orient new team members and assist with precepting students in clinical rotations and clinical fellows.
  • Balance and adjust caseload for assigned team members to result in optimum patient care and outcome; meet labor productivity standards and maintain accurate documentation and charges.
  • Identify opportunities for corrective action and assist in process improvement by providing recommendations and contributing to department and hospital targets for quality and safety.
  • Initiate innovative solutions through evidence-based practice/performance improvement projects; participate in and may lead department projects and/or hospital committees.

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.
  • BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA).
  • PT - Physical Therapist - State Licensure -- with the Texas Board of Examiners. Compact license acceptable according to current ECPTOTE requirements within 90 days.
  • 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.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
  • Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
  • Demonstrates increasing expertise and executes experienced clinical skills in treatments provided and/or for a particular patient population.
  • 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.
  • Ability to function independently, capable of handling challenging/difficult therapy procedures and patient care situations.
  • Demonstrates sound judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families.
  • Possesses proficient computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems and standard Rehabilitation equipment.
  • Uniform: Scrubs Yes; Other (department approved) Yes.
  • On Call: No; May require travel within/outside Houston Metropolitan area: No.