Clinical Specialist Physical Therapy
PRN/OCC, Variable hours, Day shift
Covenant Health Therapy Centers Overview:
Covenant Health Therapy Centers consist of 12 outpatient therapy clinics in East Tennessee. The West Knoxville clinic is located on the Fort Sanders West campus. Covenant Health Therapy Centers provide exceptional speech therapy services including: auditory comprehension, memory skills, reading comprehension, oral-motor integrity, voice skills, swallowing, cognitive-communicative status, verbal expression, speech characteristics, written expression, augmentative/alternative communication.
Physical Therapy:
The Physical Therapy Department provides care to patients in all areas of the hospital including the medical and orthopedic units and is very involved in the Early Mobilization program in our Critical Care Unit. We also serve patients in the Senior Behavioral Health Unit (SBU) treating geriatric patients that have varied diagnoses ranging from cognitive/behavioral disorders to dementia.
The PT Department operates 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., with some later evening hours on weekdays to accommodate day of surgery orthopedic patients. There are two PT Departments; one is located on the 5th floor of the Montvue Tower to serve our medical patients and one on the 3rd floor of the new Dogwood Tower to serve the orthopedic patients. Both PT Departments have full bathrooms with safety equipment installed as well as practice stairs for patients that will be going home and have steps to navigate. Our PT Department is very family-oriented and thrives on teamwork and collaboration. We have a department of over 35 PTs and PTAs that have a variety of experience from one year to over thirty. Our staff sees patients with a wide variety of diagnoses including neuro, vestibular, vascular, cardiac and orthopedic. It is a fast-paced, high energy environment working with a variety of practitioners and medical staff to provide excellent care for all of the patients we serve.
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.
Recruiter: Jason Shubert || jshuber1@covhlth.com || 865-374-5393
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:
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