Overview Outpatient Senior Physical Therapist Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift Covenant Health Therapy Centers Overview: 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. Our core services include: orthopedic and sports medicine, neurological rehab, general deconditioning, manual therapy, balance therapy. We have many areas of specialized treatment as well: comprehensive neurological care, vestibular rehab, pelvic floor rehab, lymphedema, McKenzie therapy, LSVT Big and Loud, and certified Hand Therapy. 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. 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. • 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 • 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. Professional organization membership preferred 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 CEU’s) of continued education