Physical Therapist (PT) – Sports Medicine
Full-time
Work location: Texas Health Sports Medicine – Ft. Worth, 800 5th Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104
Sports Medicine department
Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday-Thursday 7:00AM-6:00PM and Friday 7:00AM-4:00PM, no weekends, schedule varies.
Sports Medicine department highlights:
A rewarding career with family-friendly hours
Work with patients who are recreationally active or participate in athletics
Engage with local high schools and universities
Access to advanced equipment for high-quality objective data collection and analysis
Newly renovated clinic
Here’s What You Need
· Bachelor’s Degree Physical Therapy upon hire Required Or
Master’s degree Physical Therapy upon hire Required Or
Other Doctorate Physical Therapy upon hire Required.
· Two (2) years prior experience Or Residency-trained strongly preferred.
· PT – Physical Therapist Texas – Physical Therapy License Upon Hire Required
· BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required
· Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
· Problem-solving ability, Ability to teach others and Time management skills.
· Good interpersonal and customer service skills, Basic leadership skills
What You Will Do
· Performs age-appropriate patient assessment and establishes plan of care.
· Performs treatment procedures/techniques that are within the scope of the professional license.
· Educate patients and families through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment.
· Initiates therapy discharge planning in collaboration with care team and patient based on prognosis and expected discharge disposition.
· Attends and/or leads hospital, department, and community meetings / educational in-services.
· Strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration with local athletic trainers and physicians
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Physical Therapist
· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits.
· Delivery of high quality of patient care through education, research and innovations in practice.
· A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.