Physical Therapist- Inpatient WE

Physical Therapist (Inpatient/Acute Care)

Weekend Position- Part Time Day Shift

Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We are looking for a qualified Physical Therapist like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights:

• Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231
• Department: Inpatient Acute Care
• Work Hours: Weekend Position- Part Time Day Shift (24 Hrs.)
• Schedule 1: Friday thru Sunday (Three 8-hour days - flexible start times between 8am and 10am) OR
• Schedule 2: Friday thru Sunday (4 Hours on Friday plus, Two 10-hour days on Saturday and Sunday - 8:00AM to 6:30PM)
• Shift differential will be included only on Saturday and Sunday. Shift Differential is $15 an hour over your Comp Rate extended.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas is an 898-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical program leader, having provided compassionate care to the residents of Dallas and surrounding communities since 1966. A full-service regional referral center, Texas Health Dallas has approximately 3,500 employees and 1,100 physicians on its medical staff, and offers a full range of services, including cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, senior care, women's services, and a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Texas Health Dallas has been recognized as a U.S. News and World Report Best Hospital in multiple specialties and is an accredited Cycle IV Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The hospital is also a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, a certified Emergency Stroke Care center and was named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Dallas County in 2012. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Completion of Physical Therapy program required

Experience:

• Recent or 1 year of experience in an Inpatient Setting with Acute Adult care preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

• PT – Physical Therapist; Texas Physical Therapy License upon hire required and
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly upon hire required and

Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to teach others
• Time Management skills
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Basic leadership skills

Position Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

Performs age-appropriate patient assessment and establishes plan of care:

• Obtains/verifies physician order for therapy and validates for appropriateness.
• Reviews available medical records and obtains pertinent medical history from patient or family.
• Ensures that patient has given informed consent to treatment.
• Evaluates each patient using age and diagnosis appropriate assessment tests and measurements, including appropriate outcome assessment tool(s).
• Integrates assessment results to identify functional problems and prioritizes care needs with patient and family.
• Sets appropriate, measurable, functional goals with time frames to address the identified problems including patient/family goals and preferences.
• Determines plan for care, and/or appropriate therapeutic interventions to achieve stated goals.
• Initiates therapy discharge planning in collaboration with care team and patient based on prognosis and expected discharge disposition.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient assessment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.

Performs age-appropriate patient treatment:

• Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment.
• Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license.
• Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely.
• Utilizes a variety of treatment techniques to achieve goals, if necessary.
• Determines patient response to treatment and evaluates progress (reassessment).
• Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment.
• Maintains patient safety throughout treatment.
• Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
• Motivates non-compliant or unmotivated patients to participate in therapy.

Demonstrates Professional accountability:

• Utilizes available resources (equipment, support personnel, educational resources) to maximize efficiency and productivity and to meet personal developmental needs.
• Participates in orientation and training of less experienced staff, students, volunteers, and observers.
• Responsible for care provided under their direction, including that provided by licensed assistants and therapy technicians.
• Attends and/or leads hospital, department, and community meetings / educational in-services.
• Meets established productivity targets.
• Represents department in a positive manner to hospital/system/community.
• Completes assigned work within scheduled hours and offers assistance to others to ensure departmental work is accomplished.
• Seeks assistance/supervision/consultation as needed and reports to supervisor any problems and/or solutions regarding delivery of patient care.
• Willing to be cross trained to treat any diagnosis or level of care.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and/or teams.
• Demonstrates commitment to the maintenance of a clean, safe work environment that is compliant with departmental, hospital and regulatory agency requirements.
• Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and departmental personnel.
• As required, participates appropriately in departmental safety drills / emergency procedures.

Performs Appropriate Documentation:

• Documents all aspects of assessment, plan of care, and re-certifications in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Documents all aspects of each treatment session in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Obtains physician signature on all plans care and re-certifications, providing proof of all attempts to obtain signature such as documenting contacts in medical record and retaining fax cover letters.
• Accurately submits patient charges and records procedures according to departmental policy.
• Document assessment of education needs, education provided, and patient understanding of education provided in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Complete discharge summary for each patient in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Complete all documentation within established time frame.
• If appropriate, completes all required team documentation including intake process, plan of care, and discharge summary.
• As appropriate / required, completes required outcome tools and any additional documentation for outpatients, acute stroke patients and for specialty units/programs (i.e., Lysholme, MDS, DRS, team staffing reports, etc.).
• Documents and reports unusual occurrences, on the job injuries, and medical device malfunctioning.

Other Significant Activities in Addition to Job Responsibilities/Competencies:

• Participates in strategies to meet business initiatives and unit/team, program, and department specific goals and targets.

Why Texas Health? As a Physical Therapist, you’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health Dallas a great place to work.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

• 2021 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (7th year in a row)
• Becker's Healthcare "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" (4 years running)
• “America’s Best Employers for Diversity” list by Forbes
• A “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials" by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

Additional perks of being a Physical Therapist:

• Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing to a teamwork environment.
• Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training, and dedicated leadership resources.
• Enjoy opportunities for growth.

Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

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