Sr Physical Therapist

Covenant Health • Tazewell, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Knoxville-based Covenant Health, offers a full range of medical services including emergency care, general and orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services. Our radiology services are certified by the American College of Radiology in Computerized Tomography (CT), Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. Claiborne also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center. Our team of physicians and staff is dedicated to putting our patients first, every day. For more information, visit ClaiborneMedicalCenter.com.

Requirements

• Current Tennessee Physical Therapy license.
• CPR required.
• Two (2) years’ experience with at least one (1) year experience in the specialty area.

Nice To Haves

• Professional organization membership preferred

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision; plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for physical therapy patients.
• Responsible for additional job responsibilities which may include: program development, clinical coordination of students, scheduling of supportive staff and coordinating continuing education requirements.
• Independent clinical practice - including evaluation and specialized treatment of patients
• Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
• Meets established targets for passive/active treatment ratios
• Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting.
• Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
• Serves as a resource person for staff on an ongoing basis.
• Provides 4 hours education/mentorship time per year.
• Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based
• Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes.
• Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
• Meets established target for: Quality/outcome measures, Service/patient satisfaction measures, Financial/productivity measures, Growth/patients-per-day measures
• Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to: Participates in development and implementation of new and current programs.
• Participates in training, orientation and supervision of support staff
• Participates in orientation of new licensed staff
• Acts as Clinical Instructor for at least one student per year as available.
• Participates in peer evaluations for competency assessment.
• Assists with continuing education courses hosted by Covenant Health
• Participates in professional organization/meetings (TPTA, APTA)
• Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
• Completes partnering activities per established targets per month.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Completes required education assignments annually.
• Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed