Physical Therapist, ClinGener

About Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy. To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Summary:

We are searching for a Physical Therapy Clinical Generalist who can thrive in a fast-paced hospital environment. In this position you'll plan, evaluate, organize, and implement Physical Therapy treatment programs in a developmentally and age appropriate manner for patients ranging from age 0 to adulthood. We need someone who can be responsible for providing input into policies/protocols associated with the job and make routine decisions including appropriate utilization of therapy technicians to assist in patient care activities.

 

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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
• Monitors patient response to treatment intervention
• Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program
• Provides instruction/education to patients and families/care givers
• Documents information in patient medical record and billing
• Participates in staff and student development
• Works with departmental staff and other health care professionals by volunteering regularly to help others when time allows

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy
• Current Texas state license to practice physical therapy
• Knowledge and understanding of rehabilitative care of patients with acute and chronic conditions, and knowledge of development from the ages of neonate to adulthood
• Successful demonstration of the professional fundamental competencies
• Must be courteous and supportive in dealing with hospital, administrative and departmental personnel, patients and parents with ability to honor confidentiality
• Ability to independently treat patients by developing and following the established therapy plan of care
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of basic office equipment such as fax, copier and PC

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