Job Summary and Qualifications
Supervising and coordinating activities of the Physical Therapy program and staff to administer optimal treatment of disabled, injured or diseased patients of all ages. Administer medically prescribed programs and treatments to detect, assess, prevent, correct, and alleviate physical disability and pain from injury, disease, disorders or physical deformities. The department will meet age specific needs of neonatal (0-4 wks.), infant (1 mo.-12 mos.), child (1 yr.-12 yrs.), adolescent (13 yrs.-18 yrs.), adult (18 yrs.-64 yrs.), and geriatric (greater than 64 yrs.) population.What You Will Do In This Role:
- Recommends and implements new methods for improving and expanding patient/customer services and developing more efficient and quality department operations.
- Interacts with physicians and staff regarding patient care and departmental functions while maintaining confidentiality of all pertinent patient care information to assure patient's rights are protected.
- Observes personnel in performance of duties and evaluates efficiency, skills, abilities, and attitudes toward fellow workers and patients for use in recommending personnel actions and determining effectiveness of methods.
- Ensures employees receive needed orientation and educational training to perform their jobs and prepare them to meet the age specific requirements of the patients they serve.
- Serves as the Clinical Coordinator of Clinical Education for all aspects of Rehabilitation Services.
- Responsible for assisting in developing productivity targets and maintaining these targets.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Experience:
Five or more year previous supervisory skills helpful.
Education:
Graduate of APTA approved school of Physical Therapy with a Bachelor of Science, Masters of Science, or
Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy
License/Certification:
- Current Physical Therapy License issued by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
- Current BCLS certification
Special Qualifications:
Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served including:
- Thorough knowledge of the physiology of the neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient. Skills required to build treatment plans accordingly.
- Excellent working knowledge of CMS requirements and insurance requirements.
- Good management abilities, good organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
BenefitsHCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.As the first hospital in Pearland, Texas, HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland is proud to provide healthcare resources to the south Houston communities. Our
50+ bed hospital isn't just a neighborhood hospital, but we are an exceptional full-service hospital that happens to be in your neighborhood. Our hospital provides expert emergency care, breast cancer screening, and cardiology services. Our emergency department provides fast and effective care, our women's diagnostic imaging center provides full-service mammogram procedures, including diagnostic and 3D mammograms, for effective breast cancer screening, and our cardiology team is
home to some of the top Houston cardiologists. HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland aspires to connect with each one of our patients to build a network of caring individuals. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.
