Senior Physical Therapist

Senior Physical Therapist - Job Description

SUMMARY

Function: Provides direct, professional physical therapy services for hospital and clinic patients.

Scope: Impacts patient treatment and recovery.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conducts patient consultation, evaluation, program planning and treatment to restore function, relieve pain, promote healing, prevent disability and/or facilitate adaptation to permanent disability.

• Reviews patient referrals and medical records.

• Contributes to performance improvement and quality management tasks.

• Participates in patient and student education.

• Assists in orientation of new employees and volunteers.

• Contributes to staff development or community education by presenting education in-services or community presentations.

• Participates in the cross-training program, demonstrating competencies in at least two different services or through attainment of specialty certification.

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION

Received: General Supervision by the Director and Associate Director, Rehabilitation Services. Clinical Supervision by Supervisor, Physical Therapy. Medical supervision for the individual patients by referring and/ or attending physicians.

Given: Assigned staff.

REQUIREMENTS

Education Required: Bachelor's or advanced degree from accredited School of Physical Therapy.

Education Preferred: Advanced degree in physical therapy or related field.

Experience Required: Three years of experience as a physical therapist.

Experience Preferred: Physical Therapist experience in an acute care setting, preferably oncology.

Education Required: Bachelor's or advanced degree from accredited School of Physical Therapy.

Experience Required: Three years of experience as a physical therapist.

Licenses Required: Current license to practice physical therapy in the state of Texas issued by Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners. Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR).

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 167435

• Employment Status: Full-Time

• Employee Status: Regular

• Work Week: Days

• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 98,500

• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 123,000

• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 147,500

• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay

• Fund Type: Hard

• Work Location: Onsite

• Pivotal Position: No

• Referral Bonus Available?: No

• Relocation Assistance Available?: No

• Science Jobs: No