Physical Therapist or Senior PT - Clear Lake, Acute

UTMB Health • Webster, TX

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About The Position

This open-pooled position may be filled at the Physical Therapist or Senior Physical Therapist level based on applicants’ education and experience. The Physical Therapist directs the evaluation, development, coordination, and implementation of physical therapy interventions for patients. Services are provided under the guidelines established by the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act and the Rules of the Texas Board of Physical Therapy. The therapist serves as a patient advocate, ensuring care meets legal, ethical, and institutional standards and follows the department’s and organization’s philosophy, objectives, guidelines, policies, and procedures.

At the Senior Physical Therapist level, the role directs the evaluation, development, coordination, and implementation of physical therapy interventions and serves as a patient advocate to ensure care meets legal, ethical, and institutional standards while adhering to departmental and organizational philosophy, objectives, policies, and procedures.

UTMB Health is an equal opportunity employer. It states that it strives to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to protected characteristics or status, except where a distinction is required by law, and takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

• For the Physical Therapist level: a master’s degree or equivalent in Physical Therapy, or a doctoral degree, from an accredited program.
• For the Physical Therapist level: zero years of related experience required.
• For the Physical Therapist level: Texas PT licensure through the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
• For the Physical Therapist level: maintain active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification approved by the American Heart Association.
• For the Senior Physical Therapist level: a master’s degree or equivalent in Physical Therapy from an accredited program.
• For the Senior Physical Therapist level: licensed or eligible for licensure in Texas.
• For the Senior Physical Therapist level: five years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct the evaluation, development, coordination, and implementation of physical therapy interventions for patients.
• Provide physical therapy services in accordance with the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act and the Rules of the Texas Board of Physical Therapy.
• Serve as a patient advocate and ensure physical therapy services meet legal, ethical, and institutional standards.
• Adhere to the philosophy, objectives, guidelines, policies, and procedures of the department and organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level