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Overview

Physical Therapist

PRN/OCC, Variable Hours, Day Shift

PRN PT to provide weekend coverage for acute care with possible occasional weekday coverage for days off.

LeConte Medical Center Overview:

LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region’s top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We’re a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women’s Center. Learn more about our amazing facility athttps://www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/about-leconte-medical-center/.

As you’d expect, we offer our employees a robust benefits package, including:

+ unmatched medical insurance,

+ tuition reimbursement;

+ student loan repayment assistance,

+ certification bonuses;

+ leadership and professional development programs;

+ an employer-matched 401(k).

Position Summary:

Under general supervision; plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for physical therapy patients. Responsible for additional job responsibilities which may include: program development, clinical coordination of students, scheduling of supportive staff and coordinating continuing education requirements.

Recruiter: Alexa Robbins ||[email protected]|| 865-374-8110

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.

+ Participates in professional organization/meetings (TPTA, APTA)

+ Volunteers for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.

+ 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.

+ Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

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 4253381

Facility LeConte Medical Center

Department Name PHYSICAL THERAPY