Physical Therapist

Job Details

Job Location:

Moody Neuro Space Center - Houston, TX 77058

Position Type:
Full Time Exempt

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage:
Negligible

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Health Care

PHYSICAL LOCATION

Moody Neurorehabilitation Institute

Uses evidence-based approach to evaluate persons with acquired brain injury and develop an individualized plan of care to reduce impairment, restore function, and increase meaningful participation in life roles. Provide direct physical therapy services to patients per the plan of care,modify plan of care based on assessment of patient changes, and document services accurately.

This role collaborates as part of an intra-disciplinary team leading mobility service. The physical therapist collaborates to facilitate patient rehabilitation and recovery, as well as providing education and training to their care partners. The licensed physical therapist will uphold the mission, valuesand goals of Moody Neuro and the therapy department while maintaining strict confidentiality of personnel and the individuals served while performing assigned duties.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administers and interprets appropriate physical therapy evaluation procedures and best practice outcome measures for individual patient need
• Appropriately analyzes evaluation information to formulate an individualized physical therapy plan of care including developing a physical therapy assessment, problem list, interventions, recommended frequency and duration of PT services, pertinent goals and discharge planning to maximize a patient’s mobility and function
• Ensures goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound for individual patient need
• Plans anddeliverevidence-basedinterventionbased onevaluationand plan of care
• Exercises sound clinical decision making and maintain patient safety when planning and evaluating the patient’s response to treatment and evaluation.
• Performs patient, family and/or care-partner education and training on PT diagnoses and prognosis and mobility/safety needs, including assisting in home evaluation process when necessary
• Supervise and direct rehab tech as needed
• Consult with and refer to external medical practitioners when needed, in collaboration with the medical director
• Uses evaluation and treatment findings to determine appropriate discharge planning needs.
• Evaluates need for adaptive and/or durable medical equipment/bracing/splinting and completes justification as necessary for ordering in a timely manner and in collaboration with other clinical and case management staff
• Completes all required physical therapy documentation and billing in accordance with the policies and procedures of Moody Neurorehabilitation
• Supervises PTAs and rehab techs, providing consistent communication and consultation about the PT plan of care and subsequent changes
• Participates inindividualizedpatient planning meetings and team rounds as warranted by patient need and determined by treatment team
• Assists with staff education training and competencies as appropriate within licensure
• Actively participate in intra-departmental staff meetings, and intra-discipline/department committee assignments.
• Participates as a positive and collaborative member of the Moody interdisciplinary team and inter-program team to ensure patient-centered care
• Adheres to the professional behaviors, expectations, Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, all Moody Policies and Procedures, and rules and ethics of licensure.
• Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, concerns about abuse or neglect, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
• Actively participates in…