Physical Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Physical Therapist to join our team! You will plan physical rehabilitative programs to improve patient quality of life.

Responsibilities:

• Develops evaluation and rehabilitation plans for children with physical delays, disorders, and/or impairments;
• Uses a wide variety of modalities to provide treatment focusing on improving gross and fine motor skills, balance and coordination, strength and endurance as well as sensory processing/integration of the child;
• Evaluate child’s cognitive and social aspects of physical delay, limitations and sensory integration with regards to challenging behavior and ineffective social skills
• Performs and documents evaluation of child referred using evaluative techniques to diagnose physical delays, disorders and/or impairments;
• Administers standardized evaluation tests/assessments as primary or generalist evaluator within a team - with regards to five functional domains of growth and development – Communication (receptive and expressive), Physical (fine and gross motor), Cognitive (thinking and reasoning), Social Emotional and Adaptive (self-help skills);
• Establishes and implements long-term and short-term therapy goals, treatment strategies and methods to aid in the treatment/remediation of the delay, disorder and/or impairment;
• Collaborates with the child’s family and team to provide intervention to meet the developmental, educational, functional and medical physical therapy needs;
• Formulates and carries out plans to meet the needs of the child and family and routinely reviews the child’s progress/delays with team members and supervisor;
• Consults with physicians and other health care and educational professionals and paraprofessionals as a member of a multidisciplinary team in developing and implementing appropriate therapeutic approaches;
• Develops and implements remediation programs on an individual and/or group basis based on evaluative data and behavioral objectives for each child;
• Provides therapy using various assistive technologies such as prone standers, gait trainers, mobile positioning systems, orthotics and various specialized techniques including sensory integration;
• Provides strength based therapeutic strategies/techniques to parents / guardians / family / daycare providers to increase their own capacity and confidence in their ability to help the child improve functional development relating to the delay, disorder and/or impairment;
• Observes and measures progress of child receiving service;
• Establishes and maintains professional contacts with relative agencies to further benefit the overall treatment of child and family;
• Visits houses of children, parents/guardians, family, daycare providers and works to establish services according to child/family needs;
• Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email and database software in performing work assignments;
• Prepares a variety of reports, including computer-based reports as required;
• Accesses protected educational and health information in accordance with departmental assignments and guidelines;
• Maintains a variety of case management related records;
• Reviews existing case records for available information for use in formulating need and plan of service in collaboration with other team members;
• Other duties as assigned including (but not limited to) participation in emergency preparedness training, drills and real event response activities

Qualifications:

• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State approved College or University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree AND
• Licensure and current registration to practice as a Licensed Physical Therapist in NYS; AND
• Possession of a current American Red Cross Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer C.P.R. or equivalent certification

Note: Some experience performingphysical therapy with children aged birth to five years is preferred and preference maybe given to candidates with such post-licensure experience.