Women's Health Physical Therapist

We’re looking for a Women's Health Physical Therapist - Advanced Clinical Specialist. In this position you will plan, evaluate, organize, and implement Physical Therapy (PT) treatment programs in a developmentally and age-appropriate manner for patients ages 0 - adulthood.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

• Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Performs patient care and related activities.
• Completes patient evaluations and reassessments in accordance with hospital and department guidelines.
• Develops an individualized plan of care based upon evaluation/reassessment findings according to hospital and department guidelines.
• In collaboration with patient and family, develops measurable long term and short-term goals as well as monitors outcome of treatment plan.
• Performs patient care and related activities within the scope of their level of training and responsibilities while demonstrating basic competencies and advanced clinical competencies in an area of specialty such as NICU, Special Care Units, serial casting, advanced electrical stim, static splinting, advanced aquatics, sensory integration, NDT, biodex evaluations and/or Lokomat,
• Participates in ongoing communication and collaboration with other members of the patient's interdisciplinary care team. Coordinates treatment plan with all parties involved in the patient's care.
• Monitors patient response to treatment intervention.
• Recommends complex and customized adaptive equipment as needed.
• Recommends termination of treatment when appropriate.
• Meets the productivity/time management expectations.
• Communicates effectively with patients, family, manager, department staff, physicians, and other health care professionals to promote quality care.
• All tasks are characterized by flexibility and fluidity in clinical situations; handles complex problems quickly with little reliance on conscious problem solving or "rules and principles".
• Conclusions are based upon thorough physiologic, psychosocial, and total team perspective.
• Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program.
• Provides instruction/education to patients and families/care givers.
• Document information in patient medical record and patient billing.
• Participates in staff and student development.
• Participates in the development of clinical competency programs to better serve our customers; patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers, etc.
• Selects and pursues professional career track; education, research, leadership, or clinical expertise.

• Skills & Requirements
• Required bachelor's degree Physical Therapy
• Required PT - Physical Therapist by the State of Texas
• Required 2 years Relevant Clinical Experience

• Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.
• Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends.
• There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care.
• Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services.
• Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

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