PRN Sports Pediatric Physical Therapist

Scottish Rite for Children•Frisco, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood! This position is for a PRN Sports Pediatric Physical Therapist at the Frisco - Ambulatory Surgical Center, working at the needs of the clinic, not to exceed 19 hours per week. The role involves performing examinations, evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with professional standards and hospital policies. The therapist will work with leadership to identify opportunities for performance improvement, provide age-appropriate and family-centered care, and ensure effective documentation for revenue cycle implications. Communication skills are essential for interacting with providers, patients and families, hospital staff, and other professionals. The position also includes supervising therapy aides, students, and volunteers, and participating in the education of new employees and students. Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes through care coordination, education, and research is expected. The role also involves participating in professional development, research projects, performance improvement processes, quality initiatives, and community activities.

Requirements

Current licensure to practice in the State of Texas in applicable profession.
Successful completion of training in accredited program in applicable profession.
Certification in BLS.
1 or more years of experience.

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.
Works with leader to identify opportunities to improve performance in these areas across the department.
Provides age-appropriate and family-centered care in accordance with current evidence and practice standards, provider’s prescription and protocols and regulatory standards.
Works with leader to identify opportunities to improve performance in these areas across the department.
Completes documentation per departmental and hospital policy and demonstrates an understanding of revenue cycle implications of effective documentation.
Utilizes effective verbal and written communication with providers, patients of all ages and their families, hospital staff members, and other professionals.
Identifies ways to improve communication with these groups.
Supervises therapy aides, students and volunteers in order to maintain patient safety and regulatory standards.
Also informally supervises Staff Therapy Technicians to support safe and effective patient care and professional growth.
Participates in formal and informal education of new employees, students, volunteers, and members of same and other disciplines.
Identifies opportunities to collaborate with multi-disciplinary team to enhance outcomes for patient care through individual patient care coordination as well as education and research activities.
Identifies opportunities and participates in professional development activities and shares knowledge with other staff members through formal and informal educational opportunities.
Participates in research projects, performance improvement processes, quality initiatives, and/or outcome studies.
Seeks opportunities and participates in community activities, programs that benefit patients or programs that encourage wellness for our staff and the community.