Licensed Physical Therapist

FALCON HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, TX is seeking a full-time Licensed Physical Therapist to support patients across Dallas, Plano and Coppell. You must hold a Texas PT license and be prepared to work Monday–Friday days in a multi-site setting.

Join Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations and contribute to rehabilitation therapies across senior care environments, with focus on quality patient outcomes and education for residents and staff.

Qualifications

• Licensed PT in Texas is required.
• Knowledge of therapy regulations at federal/state/local levels.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and complete tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with PDPM treatment and reimbursement and general rehab workflows.

Responsibilities

• Model professional behavior toward residents and colleagues.
• Ensure safety of residents, visitors and staff.
• Document assessments, progress notes and discharge summaries in the medical record.
• Educate residents, families and staff on PT modalities and care.
• Demonstrate clinical judgment in resident treatments.
• Supervise PTAs, rehab techs and students; review their documentation.
• Screen residents for PT benefit and develop/review PT programs.
• Attend in-services and meetings as required; maintain state licensure CE.

Skills

Clinical care

Documentation

PDPM knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Licensed Physical Therapist

Job description

Presbyterian Village North is currently looking for full time a Licensed Physical Therapist to join our fantastic team! This position will be a multi-site role that will support patients in Dallas, Plano and Coppell.

***This position REQUIRES a valid Physical Therapist's License in the State of Texas***

Monday-Friday days

Come help others and make their moments matter!

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blend values built on compassion and faith with high-quality Senior Care, Long-term Care, Alzheimer’s and Memory care, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapies, Hospice and Palliative Care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Outlook at Windhaven and St. Joseph's Village.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Model a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients, visitors, and co-workers
• Ensure resident, patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
• Document all assessments, reassessments, progress notes, discharge summaries and other clinical work in the medical record per departmental policy and procedure
• Provide resident, family and staff education pertaining to Physical Therapy modalities to ensure understanding and proficiency of care
• Demonstrates good clinical judgment in all aspects of resident treatments in which trained to provide
• Orients, instructs and directs work activities of Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants, Rehab Techs and Physical Therapy students
• Reviews documentation written by the Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants
• Screening residents to determine their potential benefit from physical therapy intervention
• Develops, directs and/or participates in physical therapy programming for the residents
• Attends in-services and other meetings as required on an ongoing basis
• Maintains continuing education per state licensure requirements
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Rehab

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed Physical Therapist in the the State of Texas
• Knowledge of therapy industry and federal, state and local government regulations
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated efficiency strategies for fast paced environment
• Experience in SNF/LTC/IL/AL/OP setting or mature population rehabilitation and wellness needs
• Experience with PDPM treatment and reimbursement policy
• Basic computer skills, Outlook, Word, Excel
• Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, persons with disabilities and hospice Patients
• Ability to perform Essential Duties
• Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements
• Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and the Employee Responsibilities
• Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures