About this Job: General Summary of Position The goal of the MedStar Sports Medicine Sports Physical Therapy Residency is to provide the physical therapy resident with an opportunity to develop advanced competence and clinical expertise in the specialty field of sports physical therapy. The sports physical therapy resident will be offered the strongest educion in the development of sports physical therapy theoretical rionale evaluion and trement skills and clinical reasoning processes in order to promote the prevention trement and rehabilition of injuries in an active pient populion
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Develop sports physical therapy theoretical rionale evaluion and trement skills and clinical reasoning processes in order to promote the prevention trement and rehabilition of injuries in an active pient populion
Develop sports physical therapist skill set through didactic experience addressing each of the areas of foundional knowledge in the APTA Description of Specialty Practice for Sports
Increase sports physical therapist clinical experience under the mentorship of physical therapists who specialize in the field of sports medicine
Interact in all areas of sports medicine to include shadowing with sports medicine physicians and on-field experience with certified hletic trainers
Develop research skills to foster critical thinking and evidence-based practice crucial to the development of our profession in the field of sports medicine
Sit for and pass board examinion as a clinical specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Minimal Qualificions Educion
Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of Physical Therapy required or
Master's degree from an accredited school of Physical Therapy required or
Doctoral degree from an accredited school of Physical Therapy required
Experience
1-2 years clinical experience in an outpient rehabilition setting with demonstred clinical expertise preferred
Professional competency as a physical therapist or new gradue with least one year experience Physical Therapist preferred
Licenses and Certificions
PT - Physical Therapist licensure in Maryland District of Columbia (DC) and/or Virginia as deemed necessary for your specific locion(s) required
CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscition (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Associion (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required
Additional unit/specialty certificions may vary by department or business unit.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Professional competency as a general practitioner in physical therapy; demonstres independent use of varied evaluion and trement approaches.
This position has a hiring range of : USD $74,214.00 - USD $134,596.00 /Yr.