Physical Therapist II

Houston Methodist; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Methodist is seeking a dedicated Physical Therapist II to work in Houston, Texas. The role involves evaluating and developing therapy plans for various patient diagnoses and collaborating with healthcare teams to achieve optimal outcomes. The ideal candidate is an experienced therapist who is passionate about patient care and education.

This full-time position offers a dynamic and collaborative working environment, focusing on delivering exceptional patient outcomes and participating in process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a Physical Therapist or completion of a comparable residency program.
• BLS certification and Texas State Licensure required.
• Sufficient proficiency in English and strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and develops therapy plans for diverse diagnoses.
• Educates patients and caregivers regarding treatment and care.
• Collaborates with interprofessional teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Skills

Therapeutic communication

Patient education

Assessment skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork and leadership

Education

Graduate of accredited Physical Therapy program

Tools

Rehabilitation equipment

Computer systems

Job description

Position Summary

Full Time - Days: 3 days at Rice Athletics and 2 days at HMH Scurlock (Main Hospital). The Physical Therapist II (PT II) position is responsible for evaluating and developing the therapy plan of care for a broad range of diagnoses and acuities. The role may specialize in complex patient types through advanced training and education. As an experienced therapist, the PT II provides education to patients, their families or caregivers, and collaborates with interprofessional team members for problem resolution and achievement of patient-specific goals. The PT II delivers exceptional patient care with adherence to safety standards, guidelines, customer service, and optimal outcomes. The role also serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff, including other therapists, technicians, students, and clinical fellows. The PT II assists with collection of quality metrics and analytics, development of best practices, and process improvement initiatives as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to teamwork, consistently offers assistance, and responds positively to requests for assistance. Collaborates to foster healthy relationships in the work environment. Offers guidance to interprofessional health care team and applies feedback to improve patient outcomes.
• Uses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care. Partners with members of the interprofessional care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner.
• Teaches and provides guidance to nursing and support staff. Orients new team members and assists with precepting students in clinical rotations and clinical fellows. Uses peer-to-peer accountability towards improvement of department score for employee engagement.
• Performs complete and comprehensive evaluation of patients across a broad range of diagnosis and acuities to identify patient’s level of function and to determine the treatment plan. Develops the plan of care based on evaluation findings and implements the physical therapy treatment plan. Provides service to complex patient populations.
• Provides education to patients, patient’s family members, and/or caregivers, based on learning needs. Consistently evaluates the patient’s comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly. Serves as resource to clinical fellows and nursing in teaching best practices.
• Collaborates and communicates with the healthcare team modifications to patient’s treatment plan, progress, and discharge planning for achievement of identified patient specific goals. Advocates on patient/family’s behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns, utilizing appropriate resources.
• Balances and adjusts as needed the caseload for the assigned team members to result in optimum patient care and outcome. Initiates improvements for department score on patient satisfaction, through peer-to-peer accountability to service standards.
• Assesses patients regularly, monitors progress towards treatment goals, modifies goals, and plan or program as indicated. Recognizes complications/limitations associated with certain procedures and proactively addresses such for optimum outcomes.
• Provides select oversight of physical therapy-related activities provided by interprofessional health care team, and if necessary, adjusts the plan to improve quality of outcome and maintain the safety of the patient.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for corrective action and assists in process improvement by providing recommendations and contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and safety.
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of patient education and procedures performed in a timely manner in the patient record. Enters accurate charges for services provided, as applicable.
• Uses resources efficiently to maximize utilization of time and equipment. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively, minimizing incidental overtime, and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as needed. Meets labor productivity standards by effectively managing established patient load assignments.
• Initiates innovative solutions through evidence-based practice/performance improvement projects. Actively participates in and may lead department projects and/or hospital committees.
• Identifies and presents areas for innovation, efficiency and improvement in patient care or unit operations using evidence-based practice literature. Assists higher level PTs with program development and/or clinical competencies.
• Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a Physical Therapist, taking appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

Qualifications

• FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt
• Education: Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.
• Experience: Two years of experience as a Physical Therapist; or completion of HM or comparable Physical Therapy Residency program.
• Licenses and Certifications (Required):
  • BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association and
  • PT - Physical Therapist - State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV with the Texas Board of Examiners. Compact license acceptable according to current ECPTOTE requirements within 90 days.
• Knowledge and Abilities:
  • Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job.
  • Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers.
  • Strong assessment, organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrates increasing expertise and executes experienced clinical skills.
  • Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team.
  • Ability to function independently, capable of handling challenging/difficult therapy procedures and patient care situations.
  • Demonstrates sound judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families.
  • Possesses proficient computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems and standard Rehabilitation equipment.
  • Demonstrates professional and technical competence in the selection, evaluation, utilization of treatment plans for increasingly complex patient populations.

Supplemental Requirements

• Work Attire:
  • Uniform: No
  • Scrubs: Yes
  • Business professional: No
  • Other (department approved): Yes
• On Call: No
• Travel: May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No; May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No