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Job description
Physical Therapist
PRN/OCC, Variable Hours, Day Shift
Fort Loudoun Overview:
Fort Loudoun Medical Center, part of Covenant Health, is an 87,000-square-foot hospital serving Loudon County and surrounding communities. Based in Lenoir City, TN, with more than 200 physicians across 29 specialties, the facility offers advanced technology including MRI, CT, ultrasound, diagnostic X-rays, women's imaging, and nuclear medicine unique to the region. Featuring private patient rooms and comprehensive services such as emergency care, surgery, and specialized treatments, our dedicated team of physicians, staff, and volunteers is committed to providing excellent care to every patient, every time.
Position Summary:
Under general direction, plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for physical therapy patients. While maintaining a patient load, assumes additional responsibility of program development, staff training and orientation, and consultation in area of expertise for fellow staff members.
Responsibilities
Advanced 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.
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 resource person for staff and senior staff on an ongoing basis.
Provides 8 hours education/mentorship time per year. This includes:
Peer counseling /Mentorship
Community lectures/Volunteer
Orientation of new staff in area of specialty
In-services/Case Studies
Lunch and Learns
Development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based practice:
Evidence base practice protocols
Clinical outcomes analysis and communication to team
New policy development
QI/QA
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 targets for:
Quality/outcome measures
Service/patient satisfaction measures
Financial/productivity measures
Growth/patients-per-day measures
Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to:
Development and implementation of new and current programs.
Participates in training, orientation, and supervision of support staff.
Participates in orientation of new licensed staff in area of specialty
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.
Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.
Physician office visits
Community lectures/volunteer
Case Manager visits/marketing
Provides in-services
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.
Qualifications
Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience: Four (4) years of experience with a minimum of three (3) years in specialty area.
Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State Physical Therapy Licensure with achievement of at least one of the following at time of hire or placement in the position:
Advanced degree in specialty area
Advanced degree associated with specialty area
Professionally recognized certification in specialty area
100 hours (10.0 CEU's) of continued education
Worksite address
lenoir city, TN, 37771, US
Who can apply
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