• Physical Therapist -Outpatient- Part Time

    United Musculoskeletal Partners (Plano, TX)


    DESCRIPTION

    *Part Time- 20-29 hours week. Must be willing to cover Frisco and Plano locations*

     

    Dynamic Outpatient Orthopedic Rehabilitation Clinic treating post-surgical and musculoskeletal conditions with an experienced team of PTs, PTAs and OT/Hand Therapists. Opportunity for new PTs to enhance their skills with experienced PTs and for seasoned PTs to mentor newer Therapists and/or serve as Clinical Instructors for PT Students in rotation. Collaborative approach with ease of access for coordination with referring clinical staff. Robust compensation package, including CEU allowance, and Incentive program. **\#OTX**

    Essential Job Responsibilities:

    + Assesses patients and develops treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and other clinicians.

    + Compile rehabilitation strategies to involve specific exercises to stretch and strengthen muscles as well as to improve posture, balance and endurance.

    + Document progress, re-evaluate physical findings and modify treatment strategies as appropriate.

    + Work as a team with a variety of other professionals, including physicians to set a goal of reaching maximal patient functional independence.

    + Assists in restoring, maintaining, and promoting overall fitness and health.

    + Tests and measures patients’ strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function.

    + Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient’s chart.

    + Identify and document goals, anticipated progress, and plans for re-evaluation.

    + Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.

    + Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.

    + Test and measure patient’s strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, or respiratory or circulatory efficiency and record data.

    + May use electrical stimulation, hot packs, cold compresses, ultrasound, and other PT interventions to relieve pain and reduce swelling.

    + Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.

    + Teaches patients how to use assistive and adaptive devices such as crutches, prostheses, and wheelchairs.

    + Provide educational information about physical therapy or physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics, or ways to promote health.

    + Evaluate, fit or adjust prosthetic or orthotic devices or recommend modification to orthotist.

    + Supervise tech or physical therapy assistants that may be assisting.

    + May be required to attend monthly/annual staff or facility meetings.

    + It is an essential function of this job to be kind, respectful and thoughtful to others while you are performing the duties that make up this job.

    REQUIREMENTS

    **Education:** Bachelor's degree in physical therapy from accredited program; successful completion of clinical internship. Master's degree in physical therapy preferred.

    **Experience:** New Grads and Experienced welcome.

    **Other Requirements:** Current state physical therapist license. Current CPR certificate. Any required CEU’s for license renewal

    **Company:** OrthoTexas Physicians & Surgeons

    **Job Type:** Part-time

    **Address:** 4031 W Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75093