Physical Therapist, Outpatient

Texas Children's; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking an Outpatient Physical Therapist to develop and implement developmentally appropriate PT programs for patients from infancy to adulthood in a fast-paced outpatient setting. You will evaluate patients, create individualized care plans, and document outcomes in the electronic medical record to drive quality of care.

Required qualifications include a DPT, Texas PT licensure, and BLS; 2 years of clinical experience or 1-year residency; aquatic experience is a

Qualifications

• DPT from an accredited program and Texas licensure as a PT.
• BLS certification (AHA) preferred.
• Aquatics experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Completes patient evaluations and reassessments per guidelines.
• Plans and implements individualized outpatient PT programs.
• Documents in EHR with high accuracy.
• Mentors less experienced staff and supports students.
• Communicates unsafe situations to supervisor.
• Engages in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Aquatics experience

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree

Texas PT licensure/certification

BLS certification

Job description

We are searching for an Outpatient Physical Therapist -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will plan, evaluate, organize and implement Physical Therapy (PT) treatment programs in a developmentally and age-appropriate manner for patients ages 0 - adulthood.

Think you've got what it takes?

Monday/Tuesday 630 AM-7 PM, Friday 7:30-5, Sat 7:30-4

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

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• 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 medical residency experience preferred
• Aquatics experience - nice to have