Physical Therapist – Outpatient

Here’s What You Need:

• Bachelor's Degree Completion of a Physical Therapy program Required.
• 1 year of outpatient experience preferred.
• PT - Physical Therapist Texas Physical Therapy License Upon Hire Required.
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required.

What You Will Do:

• 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.