Inpatient Pediatric PT - NICU/PICU, On-Call

Jobtome; Dripping Springs (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital seeks an Inpatient Physical Therapist to cover pediatric inpatient areas including NICU, Cardiac, PICU, and IRU. You will plan, evaluate, organize and implement PT treatment programs for patients from birth to adulthood in a developmentally appropriate manner.

Responsibilities include patient evaluations, developing plans of care, and mentorship of staff. You will document in EMR and participate in quality improvement, with on-call duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physical Therapy required.
• PT license from Texas required.
• BLS certification preferred.
• 2 years clinical experience OR 1-year medical residency experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes patient evaluations and reassessments per guidelines.
• Develops an individualized plan of care per evaluation findings.
• Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program.
• Mentors less experienced staff in area of specialty.
• Documents patient information in EMR with minimal errors.
• Serves as clinical instructor for at least 1 professional student per year.
• Escalates unsafe situations to management.
• Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Mentorship

EMR documentation

On-call availability

BLS certified

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Texas Physical Therapy license

Job description

Texas Children's Hospital seeks an Inpatient Physical Therapist to cover pediatric inpatient areas including NICU, Cardiac, PICU, and IRU. You will plan, evaluate, organize and implement PT treatment programs for patients from birth to adulthood in a developmentally appropriate manner.

Responsibilities include patient evaluations, developing plans of care, and mentorship of staff. You will document in EMR and participate in quality improvement, with on-call duties as needed.