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Physical Therapist – Acute Care

_Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together_

**Work location:** Texas Health Plano, 6200 West Parker Road, Plano, TX 75093

Work hours:

+ Fulltime, Day shift, 40 hours per week

+ (Monday – Friday; 9:00 am – 5:30 pm) Will work two weekend days a month and one holiday a year.

Rehab Department highlights:

+ Engaged Staff and Leadership

+ Inclusive team focused on providing exceptional patient care

Here’s What You Need

+ Bachelor's Degree, Completion of a Physical Therapy program, upon hire required

+ PT - Physical Therapist, Texas Physical Therapy License, upon hire required and

+ BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support, prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

+ Acute care experience preferred

+ Good verbal and written communication skills in English; Problem solving ability; Ability to teach others; Time management skills; Good interpersonal and customer service skills, Basic leadership skills

What You Will Do

+ Performs age-appropriate patient treatment

+ Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment

+ Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license

+ Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely

+ Utilizes a variety of treatment techniques to achieve goals, if necessary

+ Determines patient response to treatment and evaluates progress (reassessment)

+ Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment

+ Maintains patient safety throughout treatment

+ Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues

+ Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs

+ Motivates non-compliant or unmotivated patients to participate in therapy

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Physical Therapist

+ Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.

+ Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

+ Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

+ A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity Highlights:

Since 1991, **Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano** has served the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney. As a 386-bed, full-service hospital, we're proud to deliver exceptional care to North Texans through advanced technology and a dedicated team.

We offer a range of specialties, including emergency medicine and trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery and spine care, orthopedics, women's services, adult and adolescent behavioral health, and critical care. Our hospital also provides state-of-the-art surgical services supported by leading technology and clinical expertise.

Texas Health Plano is a Level II Trauma Facility and the only health care provider in Collin County with Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal Facility designations. We are also a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and Primary Heart Attack Center accredited by The Joint Commission in Hip and Knee Replacement.

We're proud to be a four-time Magnet-designated hospital and home to the DFW area's only AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit. Our team members enjoy outstanding benefits, including an on-site childcare center designed to support working parents.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn (https://jobs.texashealth.org/why-texas-health/) more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

**_Do you still have questions or concerns?_** Feel free to email your questions to [email protected]

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.