Physical Therapist - Outpatient Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Team | HR 324411 A Wake Forest Baptist Health Job Title: Physical Therapist - Outpatient Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Team Job ID: 27572 Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Job Category: Allied Health-Clinical Location: Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina Allied Health-Clinical, Medical, Healthcare3/12/2018Physical Therapist - Outpatient Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Team- Full-Time; 40 hoursThe Outpatient Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Team at Wake Forest Baptist Health is seeking a full time physical therapist to work in our general musculoskeletal and sports therapy centers....http://www.wakehealth.edu/HR/Jobs/Physical-Therapist---Outpatient-Musculoskeletal-and-Sports-Medicine-Team-27572.htm Job Description Physical Therapist - Outpatient Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Team- Full-Time; 40 hours The Physical Therapy department is seeking a NC licensed Physical Therapist for our Sports Medicine Clinic at Stratford PT. The person hired will be working initially in our Outpatient and Sports PT department at Medical Plaza Miller in Winston-Salem until the expansion and construction has been completed at Stratford, which is estimated to occur in the second quarter of 2019. The PT will be part of a team that sees a variety of Sports Medicine Patients and some general orthopedic patients with the primary patient's population being athletes of all ages. There is a heavy focus on High School athletes and youth athletes, but Sports medicine patients of all ages are also seen at Stratford Sports PT. Qualified applicants will possess strong communication and patient management skills, as well as a strong desire to participate in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team planning. >2 years' experience with Sports Medicine and outpatient patients preferred, and/or APTA credentialed Fellowship in Sports PT. Current BLS for health Care providers required. Please contact Per Kristian Moerk PT Manager at Wake Forest Health Science Sport PT at pkmoerk@wakehealth.edu or Lisa DeYoung Manager at OPT/Sports at Medical Plaza Miller at ldeyoung@wakehealth.edu with questions about the position. Job Summary: Provides comprehensive therapeutic patient care for pediatric, adolescent, adult patients to ensure positive patient outcomes. Educates the patent, significant others, and other health care providers to assure continuity of the patient care plan. Interacts with other departments and members of the medical team in developing and implementing interdisciplinary patient care plans to ensure comprehensive medical care. Supervises physical therapy and physical therapy assistant students to develop their clinical skills and ensure the delivery of quality patient care. Education / Experience: * B.S., M.S., or D.P.T degree from accredited physical therapy school. * Previous hospital experience preferred . Licensure, Certification and / or Registration: * Current licensure in the state of North Carolina. * CPR certification in Basic Life Support, Level C. Essential Functions: * Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building. * Following hospital policies and procedures. * Following departmental policies and procedures. * Contributing to the overall quality of services. * Assuming responsibility for keeping informed about changes in policies and procedures. * Provides patient care assessment and treatment. * Ensures patient evaluations and treatments are comprehensive, functional and according to the Standard of Practice. * Provides sound professional judgment in interpreting the evaluation results and establishing an acceptable treatment plan with realistic goals. * Encourages patients and significant others in setting goals. * Recognizes and responds to changes in the patient?s physiologic state. * Recommends next level of care. * Ensures quality patient outcomes. * Supervises support staff who are assisting with patient care by providing direction and feedback. * Maintains accurate documentation. * Completes written patient evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes per policy. * Ensures accurate and timely documentation of patient/family education, charges and departmental statistics, and ICD-9 codes as appropriate. * Maintains patient records in a systematic order. * Ensures that documentation is legible. * Meets department financial and productivity standards. * Understands the budgeted expectations. * Maintains productivity standards. * Adjusts individual schedules to meet the needs of the patient and department. * Participates in process management to optimize quality and efficiency of services. * Identifies quality and operational opportunities. * Participates in process management and communicates progress barriers to supervisor. * Researches and suggests evidence based best practices to improve the quality of patient care. * Promotes professional development and education of other health care workers and provides representation on committees. * Conducts in-service training programs to provide state-of-the-art information to health care workers and enhances safety. * Understands changes/developments in the profession locally, at the state level, and nationally. * Shares clinical expertise with other therapists, student affiliates, and other health care professionals. * Communicates effectively. * Communicates in a professional and timely manner with patients, physicians, staff, and all external customers. * Responds to questions by staff. * Promotes an open atmosphere of communication. * Shares information learned from seminars. * Informs supervisor of issues and resolutions to potential problems. * Communicates information with patient and family and ensures understanding. * Provides appropriate patient care in accordance with age/developmental guidelines. * Demonstrates age/developmentally specific knowledge, skills, and abilities for the patients served. * Utilizes knowledge of age/developmentally specific data when assessing patients. * Interprets age/developmentally specific response to treatment/activity accurately * Maintains competence related to age/developmentally specific patient care by regularly updating knowledge of growth and development and the aging process. Physical Requirements: Amount of time spent performing the following activities: 0% 35% 65% to to to 35% 65% 100% N/A Activity X Standing X Walking X Sitting X Bending X Reaching with arms X Finger and hand dexterity X Talking X Hearing X Seeing Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling: 20 lbs. maximum X 50 lbs. maximum X 100 lbs. maximum Work Environment: * Subject to stress conditions. * Moderate noise environment. * Clean, well-lit comfortable climate; however, occasional conditions with high moisture content. * Frequent exposure to bloodborne pathogens and airborne pathogens, may be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases. * Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.

• May make home visits. * Exposure to unpleasant patient elements, body fluids. * Subject to electro-mechanical hazards. * Exposure to chemicals used in cleaning. * Occasionally handles emergency or crises situations.
• Required personal protective equipment eye protection, face protection, gown, mask, lab coat and sterile and non-sterile gloves, shoe covers. To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button on this page. You must complete the application process and then submit your application by clicking on the "Submit" button located at the bottom of the page titled "Submit Online Application". You will receive the following message once you hit the submit button: "You have successfully submitted your job application". Computers are available for applying within the lobby of the Human Resources Department located at 1920 West First Street, (on the corner of Miller and First Street) Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104. You may also call our office for assistance at (336) 716-2424. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our Supervisor of Office Services by phone (336) 716-3367 or email at accommodationrequest@wakehealth.edu. It is the policy of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination because of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, national laws, executive orders, regulations, and guidelines.