Sports Physical Therapist

Responsibilities:

• Performs examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcome in accordance with standards set by profession’s national association, scope of practice and hospital policies and guidelines.
• Provides age-appropriate and family-centered care in accordance with current evidence and practice standards, provider’s prescription and protocols and regulatory standards.
• Completes documentation per departmental and hospital policy.
• Demonstrates skills sufficient for effective verbal and written communication with providers, patients of all ages and their families, hospital staff members, and other professionals.
• Supervises therapy aides, students and volunteers in order to maintain patient safety and regulatory standards.
• Participates in formal or informal education of new employees, students, volunteers, and members of same and other disciplines.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team to enhance outcomes for patient care through individual patient care coordination as well as education and research activities.

Skills/Abilities:

• Current licensure to practice in the state of Texas in applicable profession.
• Successful completion of training in accredited program in applicable profession.
• Certified in BLS.
• Eligible for membership in national association for applicable profession (e.g. APTA, AOTA).
• Recent graduate to 2 years of experience.