Physical Therapist - Acute Care/Outpatient at Texas Health Resources – Arlington, Texas

Physical Therapist - Acute Care/Outpatient

Bring your passion to Texas Health So We Are Better + Together

Work location: Acute Care/Outpatient Texas Health Arlington Memorial 800 W. Randol Mill Road TX 76012

Work hours: Full time (40 hours) Day Shift

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Completion of a Physical Therapy program Required

Experience

• 2 years of acute care/outpatient experience 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

Demonstrates Professional accountability

• Utilizes available resources (equipment, support personnel, educational resources) to maximize efficiency and productivity and to meet

• personal developmental needs

• Participates in orientation and training of less experienced staff, students, volunteers and observers

• Responsible for care provided under their direction, including that provided by licensed assistants and therapy technicians

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

• Meets established productivity targets

• Represents department in a positive manner to hospital/system/community

• Completes assigned work within scheduled hours and offers assistance to others to ensure departmental work is accomplished

• Seeks assistance/supervision/consultation as needed and reports to supervisor any problems and/or solutions regarding delivery of patient care

• Willing to be cross-trained to treat any diagnosis or level of care

• Participates in continuous improvement activities and/or teams

• Demonstrates commitment to the maintenance of a clean, safe work environment that is compliant with departmental, hospital and regulatory agency requirements

• Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and departmental personnel

• As required, participates appropriately in departmental safety drills / emergency procedures

Performs Appropriate Documentation

• Documents all aspects of assessment, plan of care, and re-certifications in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other

• applicable regulatory guidelines

• Documents all aspects of each treatment session in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines

• Obtains physician signature on all plans care and re-certifications, providing proof of all attempts to obtain signature such as documenting contacts in medical record and retaining fax cover letters

• Accurately submits patient charges and records procedures according to departmental policy

• Documents assessment of education needs, education provided, and patient understanding of education provided in accordance with

• departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines

• Completes discharge summary for each patient in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines

• Completes all documentation within established time frame

• If appropriate, completes all required team documentation including intake process, plan of care, and discharge summary

• As appropriate / required, completes required outcome tools and any additional documentation for outpatients, acute stroke patients and for specialty units/programs (i.e. Lysholme, MDS, DRS, team staffing reports, etc.)

• Documents and reports unusual occurrences, on the job injuries, and medical device malfunctioning

Performs Team Leadership

• Assists with annual performance review of therapists, assistants, and support personnel for area of responsibility

• Meets with staff to coordinate and schedule patient care or discuss problems concerning patient care for area of responsibility

• Monitors on a daily basis patient volume versus staffing ratio and spread of patients among available staff to ensure self and staff are

• meeting productivity targets

• Assists and teaches less experienced staff

• Assists department leadership in the ongoing assessment of customer needs, the assessment and modification of current programs and the development of new programs

• Assists department leadership in the management and resolution of customer complaints

• Assists department leadership in the achievement of KPIs

• Assures data gathering of outcomes for area of responsibility

• May assist with analysis and action planning of outcomes achieved for area of responsibility

• Implements actions plans for improvement of performance in areas of responsibility

• Functions as a clinical instructor for professional students and arranges positive learning experiences for non-professional students

• Assists with development and procurement of new or updated patient educational materials for area of responsibility

• Acts as a resource for therapists, assistants and support personnel in solving departmental issues

• Demonstrates awareness of entire departmental patient care needs and works with peers to ensure adequate patient care coverage

• Serves as a preceptor in orientation / assessment of clinical competence for new hires

• Promotes departmental image, may make sales calls, and communicates pertinent information to all stakeholders

• May assist in development and ongoing monitoring of capital and operating budgets

• May assist in selection and supervision of therapy employees

Other Significant Activities in Addition to Job Responsibilities/Competencies:

• Participates in strategies to meet business initiatives and unit/team, program, and department specific goals and targets

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.

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.

• 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

Primary Location: Arlington
Job: Physical Therapy
Organization: Texas Health Arlington 800 W. Randol Mill Road TX 76012
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time