Sr Physical Therapist

Senior Physical Therapist

Full Time 80 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift

Morristown-Hamblen Overview:

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare Systemis a 170-bed hospital serving an eight-county region in East Tennessees Lakeway Area. The facility includes more than 20 emergency suites advanced laboratories radiology and therapy services and a Breast Imaging CenterofExcellence for mammograms biopsies and nurse navigation. The Womens Center features six modern labor and delivery suites and a secure nursery for newborn care. Withstate-of-the-arttechnology and a dedicated team Morristown-Hamblen provides exceptional patient-focused care close to meet the needs of our growing community we continue to develop services attract new physicians and embrace innovation all to promote an improved quality of life.

Position Summary:

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

• . All job responsibilities of staff position.
• Independent clinical practice - evaluation and treatment of patients.
• Participate in orientation checklists and peer evaluations for competency assessment.
• Gives 10 hours education/mentorship time per year. This includes:
• Peer counseling
• Mentorship
• Community lectures/volunteer
• Orientation of new staff to area of specialty
• In-services
• Resource notebook in area of specialty
• Selects at least one student per year if students available.
• Participates in development and implementation of new and current program policies and procedures.
• Participates in development implementation and evaluation of standards of care and standards of practice. This includes:
• Clinical Pathway development
• New policy development
• Clinical outcomes analysis and communication to team
• QI/QA
• Assists with continuing education courses to be hosted by Covenant Health.
• 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 duties as assigned.

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:

Two (2) years experience with at least one (1) year experience in the specialty area

Licensure Requirement:

Valid Tennessee license. CPR required.