PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Covenant Health Inc. • Oak Ridge, TN • 16h ago

Overview

Physical Therapist

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

Physical Therapist for busy Out Patient Rehabilitation Clinic

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

283 licensed beds

25 ICU beds

12 intermediate care beds

38 emergency suites

2 cath labs

8 LDRP suites

Over 250 active and courtesy physicians

Over 800 employees

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for physical therapy patients. Modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient progress.Orthopedic patients focus.

Recruiter:Rachel Dudek-Fleming || apply@covhlth.com

Responsibilities

Clinical practice - including evaluation and treatment of patients

Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.

Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios

Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient's progress, needs and discharge planning.

Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.

Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff.

Assists with training, orientation and supervision of support staff.

Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned students.

Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.

Meets established target for

Quality/outcome measures

Service/patient satisfaction measures

Financial/productivity measures

Growth/patients-per-day measures

Demonstrates leadership including, but not limited to:

Supervision of support staff

Participates in professional organization/meetings (TPTA, APTA)

Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports Physicals, employee education, etc

Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.

Physician office visits

Community lectures/volunteer

Case Manager visits/marketing

Provide in-services

Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.

Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

None.Specialties are a plus, Mckenzie, Dry needling, Manual Therapy, etc.

Licensure Requirement:

Current Tennessee Physical Therapy License. CPR required

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Job Title PHYSICAL THERAPIST

ID 4375723

Facility Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

Department Name Therapy Center PT 1

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