Pediatric Developmental PT Specialist – Outpatient & Sports

Jobtome; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Specialty Care in Houston seeks a Developmental Physical Therapist to plan, evaluate, and implement pediatric PT programs across ages 0 through adulthood, with a focus on developmental and sports orthopedics. The schedule requires Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shifts, with Wednesday or Monday negotiable.

The role includes performing patient evaluations, developing individualized care plans, documenting in EMR, mentoring less experienced staff, and contributing to quality

Qualifications

• Degree in Physical Therapy required.
• PT certification from the state of Texas required.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association preferred.
• 2 years clinical experience OR 1-year clinical residency experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes patient evaluations and reassessments in accordance with hospital and department guidelines.
• Develops an individualized plan of care based upon evaluation/reassessment findings according to hospital and departmental guidelines.
• Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program.
• Provides successful mentorship opportunities to less experienced staff (in area of specialty) as determined by evaluations completed by the learner.
• Documents patient information in Electronic Medical Record according to hospital and departmental guidelines with no more than six (6) errors per year.
• Provides clinical leadership role as a clinical instructor for at least 1 professional student per year.
• Informs manager or designee of all unsafe and potentially unsafe situations, patient/personal injury, anticipated problems and unusual situations.
• Actively participates in the development and gathering of Quality Improvement information.

Education

Degree in Physical Therapy

PT certification from the state of Texas

BLS certification (American Heart Association) preferred

Job description

Texas Children's Specialty Care in Houston seeks a Developmental Physical Therapist to plan, evaluate, and implement pediatric PT programs across ages 0 through adulthood, with a focus on developmental and sports orthopedics. The schedule requires Thursday, Friday, and Saturday shifts, with Wednesday or Monday negotiable.

The role includes performing patient evaluations, developing individualized care plans, documenting in EMR, mentoring less experienced staff, and contributing to quality