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Covenant-Health

Knoxville (TN)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan assistance

Certification bonuses

Leadership development programs

Job summary

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, seeks a Physical Therapist for PRN/variable hours to evaluate and treat patients, develop plans of care, and contribute to staff education. The role emphasizes leadership, documentation accuracy, and participation in quality initiatives within a renowned healthcare system.

Qualified candidates will hold a Tennessee Physical Therapy license with 4 years of experience, including 3 in a specialty area, and may have an advanced degree or

Qualifications

Must have Tennessee State Physical Therapy Licensure.
Four (4) years of experience with a minimum of three (3) years in specialty area.
Advanced degree or certification in specialty area is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial, progress, and discharge evaluations and develop treatment plans.
Coordinate with medical staff for patient progress and discharge planning.
Provide education and mentorship eight hours per year to staff and students.
Develop and evaluate standards of care and evidence-based practice protocols.
Maintain patient documentation per guidelines and participate in quality initiatives.

Skills

Physical therapy

Patient evaluation

Staff mentorship

Program development

Education

Tennessee Physical Therapy License

Advanced specialty certification

Job description

Overview

Physical Therapist

PRN/OCC, Variable Hours and Shifts

Fort Sanders Regional Overview:

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

Position Summary:

Under general direction, plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for physical therapy patients. While maintaining a patient load, assumes additional responsibility of program development, staff training and orientation, and consultation in area of expertise for fellow staff members.

Responsibilities

Advanced clinical practice – including evaluation and specialized treatment of patients.
- Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
- Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
- Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.

Serves as resource person for staff and senior staff on an ongoing basis.
- Provides 8 hours education/mentorship time per year. This includes:
  - Peer counseling /Mentorship
  - Community lectures/Volunteer
  - Orientation of new staff in area of specialty
  - In-services/Case Studies
  - Lunch and Learns
- Development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based practice:
  - Evidence base practice protocols
  - Clinical outcomes analysis and communication to team
  - New policy development
  - QI/QA

Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.

Meets established targets for:
- Quality/outcome measures
- Service/patient satisfaction measures
- Financial/productivity measures
- Growth/patients-per-day measures

Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to:
- Development and implementation of new and current programs.
- Participates in training, orientation and supervision of support staff.
- Participates in orientation of new licensed staff in area of specialty
- Acts as Clinical Instructor for at least one student per year as available.
- Participates in peer evaluations for competency assessment.
- Assists with continuing education courses hosted by Covenant Health.

Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.
- Physician office visits
- Community lectures/volunteer
- Case Manager visits/marketing
- Provide in-services

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

Four (4) years of experience with a minimum of three (3) years in specialty area.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have and maintain Tennessee State Physical Therapy Licensure, with achievement of at least one of the following at time of hire or placement in the position: