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Physical Therapist - Clinical Gait Analysis
The Woodlands, TX, US
We’re looking for a Physical Therapist - someone to work in our Clinical Gait Analysis Lab. In this position you will plan, evaluate, organize, and implement Physical Therapy (PT) treatment programs in a developmentally and age-appropriate manner for patients ages 0 - adulthood.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Clinical gait analysis is used by multidisciplinary care teams to assist in pre-surgical planning for patients with impaired mobility related to conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophies, brain and spinal cord injuries or other neuromuscular impairments. We provide a detailed analysis of factors affecting your child’s gait (walking and movement) that is used to customize treatments and interventions specific to your child’s unique needs.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Performs patient care and related activities.
• Completes patient evaluations and reassessments in accordance with hospital and department guidelines.
• Develops an individualized plan of care based upon evaluation/reassessment findings according to hospital and department guidelines.
• In collaboration with patient and family, develops measurable long term and short-term goals as well as monitors outcome of treatment plan.
• Performs patient care and related activities within the scope of their level of training and responsibilities while demonstrating basic competencies and advanced clinical competencies in an area of specialty such as NICU, Special Care Units, serial casting, advanced electrical stim, static splinting, advanced aquatics, sensory integration, NDT, biodex evaluations and/or Lokomat,
• Participates in ongoing communication and collaboration with other members of the patient's interdisciplinary care team. Coordinates treatment plan with all parties involved in the patient's care.
• Monitors patient response to treatment intervention.
• Recommends complex and customized adaptive equipment as needed.
• Recommends termination of treatment when appropriate.
• Meets the productivity/time management expectations.
• Communicates effectively with patients, family, manager, department staff, physicians, and other health care professionals to promote quality care.
• All tasks are characterized by flexibility and fluidity in clinical situations; handles complex problems quickly with little reliance on conscious problem solving or "rules and principles".
• Conclusions are based upon thorough physiologic, psychosocial, and total team perspective.
• Provides clinical support to assigned outpatient clinic or specialty program.
• Provides instruction/education to patients and families/care givers.
• Document information in patient medical record and patient billing.
• Participates in staff and student development.
• Participates in the development of clinical competency programs to better serve our customers; patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers, etc.
• Selects and pursues professional career track; education, research, leadership, or clinical expertise.
Skills & Requirements
• Required bachelor's degree Physical Therapy
• Required Licenses/Certifications
o PT - Physical Therapist by the State of Texas
• Preferred 8 years Relevant Clinical Experience
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston’s first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
