CLIN SPEC-PT

Overview

Proudly serving our community, Roane Medical Center is committed to your healthy future! Our state‑of‑the‑art facility is equipped with modern technologies and expert staff to provide the best possible patient care. From our quality medical, surgical, emergency and critical care services to our diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation support, we offer a blend of technical expertise, medical professionalism, and patient quality and satisfaction.

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), 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, and 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 of education/mentorship per year, including: 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‑based 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; meets established targets for compliance with chart audits.
• Meets established targets for quality/outcome measures, service/patient satisfaction measures, financial/productivity measures, and growth/patients‑per‑day measures.
• Demonstrates leadership, including but not limited to:
  • Developing and implementing new and current programs.
  • Participating in training, orientation and supervision of support staff.
  • Participating in orientation of new licensed staff in area of specialty.
  • Acting as clinical instructor for at least one student per year as available.
  • Participating in peer evaluations for competency assessment.
  • Assisting with continuing education courses hosted by Covenant Health.
  • Participating in professional organization meetings (TPTA, APTA).
  • Volunteering for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
• Completing partnering activities per established targets per month, including physician office visits, community lectures/volunteer, case manager visits/marketing, and providing 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 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 (or associated with specialty area), professionally recognized certification in specialty area, 100 hours (10.0 CEU’s) of continued education.