Outpatient Physical Therapist, Therapy Center

Outpatient Physical Therapist, Therapy Center

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus for experienced candidates

Full Time, Day Shift

Position Summary:

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.

Covenant Health Therapy Centers provide exceptional physical, occupational, and speech therapy and individualized care. We are dedicated to patients receiving 1 on 1 care with their therapist to get patients better, faster. Covenant Health Therapy Centers consist of 12 outpatient therapy clinics in East Tennessee. The Fairfield Glade clinic is located in the CMC Wellness Complex in Crossville, Tennessee. Our expert rehabilitation therapists help patients regain strength and mobility, minimize pain, and improve functional fitness.

Our core services include: orthopedic and sports medicine, neurological rehab, general deconditioning, manual therapy, and vestibular/balance therapy.

• Focus on individualized treatment for your patient with a reasonable productivity expectation. We put patients first.
• Continuing education strongly supported with opportunities for assistance with obtaining specialty certifications in areas of clinical interest.

• 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. This includes:
• Community lectures/Volunteer
• Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based This includes:
• Evidence based 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 time frames. 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.
• Physician office visits
• Community lectures/volunteer
• 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.

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.

Two (2) years’ experience with at least one year experience in the specialty area.

Current Tennessee Physical Therapy license. CPR required.