Physical Therapist (P.T.) Sports Medicine Full-time in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Health Resources

Physical Therapist (PT) - Sports Medicine

Full-time

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

• Work location: Texas Health Sports Medicine - Ft. Worth, 800 5 th Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104

• Sports Medicine department

• Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Thursday 7:00AM-6:00PM and Friday 7:00AM-4:00PM, no weekends, schedule varies.

Sports Medicine department highlights:

• A rewarding career with family-friendly hours

• Work with patients who are recreationally active or participate in athletics

• Engage with local high schools and universities
• Access to advanced equipment for high-quality objective data collection and analysis
• Newly renovated clinic

Here's What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree Physical Therapy upon hire Required Or
Master's degree Physical Therapy upon hire Required Or
Other Doctorate Physical Therapy upon hire Required.

• Other Board-certified Clinical Specialist Upon Hire Preferred:
• Sports Certified Specialists (ABPTS),
• Orthopedic Clinical Specialists (ABPTS),
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist - CSCS (NSCA)

• Two (2) years prior experience Or Residency-trained strongly preferred.

• PT - Physical Therapist Texas - Physical Therapy License Upon Hire Required

• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Problem-solving ability, Ability to teach others and Time management skills.

• Good interpersonal and customer service skills, Basic leadership skills

What You Will Do

• Performs age-appropriate patient assessment and establishes plan of care.

• Performs treatment procedures/techniques that are within the scope of the professional license.

• Educate patients and families through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment.

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

• Attends and/or leads hospital, department, and community meetings / educational in-services.

• Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration with local athletic trainers and physicians

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Physical Therapist

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits .

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through education, research and innovations in practice.

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

• Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits , Job Listings by Category , recent Awards we've won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .

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Primary Location: Fort Worth
Job: Physical Therapy
Organization: Texas Health Fort Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Ave TX 76104
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time