Overview

Clinical Specialist Physical Therapist, Therapy Center- West

Part Time, 48 Hours per pay period, Day Shift

* This is an ortho/neuro position which will be likely more neuro caseload than ortho but may shift based on clinic volumes. *

Parkwest Overview:

Parkwest is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top-performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has been nationally recognized for award-winning care throughout our facility. Annually Parkwest is recognized by U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/tn/parkwest-medical-center-6520530) as one of Tennessee's “Top 10” hospitals.

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.

Recruiter:Jason Shubert if you have any questions 865-374-5393, jshuber1@covhlth.com

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.

• 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 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

• Physician office visits

• Community lectures/volunteer

• Case Manager visits/marketing

• Provide 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

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Job Title CLIN SPEC-PT

ID 4024579

Facility Parkwest Medical Center

Department Name THERAPY CTR WEST-PT