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Provides professional, educational, and clinical skills in organizing and directing physical therapy services and administering treatment programs. Position Key Accountabilities: Coordinates all physical therapy and related orthopedic care to ensure appropriate patient treatment. Conducts patient consultation, evaluation, and program planning for all patients.
Develops home exercise programs to instruct patients in the required exercise for treatment. Reassesses patient status on an ongoing basis to ensure that treatment goals, plans, and program are appropriate. Communicates effectively with patient/family to ensure knowledge of treatment plan and home exercises.
Develops educational programs to increase patient/family and community awareness of physical therapy treatment. Assists in continuing education and orientation or new employees to increase awareness of physical therapy treatments. Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills: Physical Therapy (PT) by Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners - Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (ECPTOTE) required Minimum
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited school of Physical Therapy and four years of experience required Master's Degree in Physical Therapy and two years of experience required Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy and no experience required Minimum
4 years required 2 years required Years of experience varies based on education level. required Physical
Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position.
Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C. F.
R. §791.4. Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Day shift