Physical Therapist

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

Sign-on Bonus Offered!

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm with rotational weekend on-call.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Assesses patient needs by selecting, administering and interpreting appropriate evaluation tools.
• Educates patient and family members regarding evaluation findings and recommendations/plan of care.
• Develops goals that are functional, developmentally appropriate, time-sensitive and measurable.
• Complies with clinical documentation requirements.
• Develops, instructs and verifies understanding of home program as appropriate with patients and family members.
• Participates in a variety of patient care related team meetings.
• Participates in departmental meetings.
• Participates in process improvement.
• Communicates with referring and community physicians to maximize patient care, establish a professional relationship and develop a consistent referral base. Informs manager of any difficulties.
• Maintains billable productivity level as required.
• Generates suggestions for improving work processes.
• Provides Holiday/Weekend on-call/patient-care coverage as needed.
• Provides in-services within the department, hospital and professional and lay communities.
• Demonstrates an understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates the ability to use computer/software applications required for the job.
• Complies with infection control responsibilities in the department.
• Assumes the role of care coordinator when appropriate.
• Will occasionally drive for Driscoll Children’s Hospital business.
• May occasionally participate in a community visit for the benefit of the patient.
• May be required to work at an alternate location (inpatient or outpatient based on skill set) to support patient care needs.
• Demonstrates flexibility regarding departmental scheduling needs including but not limited to compliance with family-friendly hours, floating between settings and locations, offering hours that support the patient population, etc.
  
  
  

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy, or
• Master’s degree in Physical Therapy, or
• Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy
  
  
  

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required:

• Current Texas Licensure as a Physical Therapist
• Current CPR certification or will complete within 90 days upon hire