Sports Physical Therapist, Advanced Clinical Specialist
Company: Texas Childrens Hospital
Location: Houston
Posted on: March 9, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description We're looking for a Physical Therapist -
Advanced Clinical Specialist, someone who's ready to grow with our
company. 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? 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. As part of
our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all
successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit
testing in compliance with occupational health and safety
standards. Skills & Requirements • Required bachelor's degree
Physical Therapy • Required Licenses/Certifications o PT - Physical
Therapist by the State of Texas o ASBIC-NDT - Adults with Stroke
and Brain Injury Certification by the Neurodevelopmental Treatment
Association (NDTA) o ATP - Assistive Technology Practitioner by the
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology: society of
North American (RESNA) o CBIS - Cert-Cert Brain Injury Spec by the
Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialist (ACBIS) o BC-WHCS -
Board-Certified Women's Health Clinical Specialist by The American
Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o BC-C&PCS -
Board-Certified Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Clinical Specialist by
The American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o CHT -
Certified Hand Therapist by the Hand Therapy Certification
Commission (HTCC) o CLT-LANA - Certified Lymphedema Therapist by
the Lymphedema Assoc of North America Lymphedema Association of
North America (LANA) o CLT-ACOLS - Certified Lymphedema Therapist
by the Academy of Lymphatic Studies Academy of Lymphatic Studies
(ACOLS) (lifetime) o CNT - Certified Neonatal Therapist Neonatal
Therapy by the National Certification Board (NTCB) o BC-SCS -
Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist by The American Board of
Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o CWS - Cert-Cert Wound SPCLST
by the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM) o BC-NCS -
Board-Certified Neurology Clinical Specialist by The American Board
of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o BC-OCS - Board Certified
Oncologic Clinical Specialist by The American Board of Physical
Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o OMPTF - Orthopedic Manual Physical
Therapist Fellowship by the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual
Physical Therapy (AAMOPT) o BC-OrthoCS - Board-Certified
Orthopedics Clinical Specialist by The American Board of Physical
Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o CCPOND-NDT - Children with Cerebral
Palsy and Other Neuromuscular Disorders (Pediatric) by the
Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association (NDTA) o BC-PCS -
Board-Certified Pediatrics Clinical Specialist by The American
Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) o PRPC - Pelvic
Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification by the Herman & Wallace
Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute o SC - Schroth Certification by the
Schroth Barcelona Institute (SBI) o TPS-ISPI - Therapeutic Pain
Specialist - International Spine & Pain Institute by the
International Spine & Pain Institute (ISPI) o VR II - Vestibular
Rehabilitation ll Certification by The American Institute of
Balance (AIB) o CVMP - Visceral Manipulation Certification by The
Barral Institute • Required 8 years Relevant Clinical Experience
ABOUT US Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first
community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for
children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in
the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located
at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses
the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston
area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit,
46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT
scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a
full-scale pharmacy. To join our community of 15,000 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.
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