Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT)

at  RWJBarnabas Health

JOB OVERVIEW:

Plans and administers physical therapy programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain, prevent disability following injury or disease within scope of practice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral Degree or higher degree with a major in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
• NJ Physical Therapy License or eligible
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider Certification
• Valid NJ Driver s License
• Tact, initiative and judgment in the performance of duties
• Physical stamina for lifting and therapeutic handling of patients

Preferred:

• Completion of a pediatric affiliation

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Per Diem
• Expectation to work holidays, weekends, and weekday hours as needed

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Selects, administers, and interprets assessment tools as designated in competency expectations including: History, Screening, Observations, and Evaluations as appropriated to patients
• Identifies and prioritizes time realistic functional goals for remediation, compensation, adaptation or prevention of deficits
• Selects, utilizes and evaluates the effectiveness of appropriate treatment methods as designated in competency expectations
• Applies principles of activity analysis for grading physical, perceptual cognitive and psychosocial demands to produce an optimal mesh of child’s or family’s abilities to meet environmental demand
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, & team in oral and written formats in both formal and nonformal situations
• As designated in competency expectations, assists in training others. This may include. Staff, PTAs, Aides, & students
• Takes responsibility for seeking supervision or consultation in relationship to clinical performance
• Actively contributes to improvement plans effectively utilizes feedback
• Meets competency expectations in explaining symptoms, prognosis and functional limitations for a variety of diagnostic groups
• Makes discharge recommendations appropriate to the child & their family in consideration of child’s prognosis, role expectations, and knowledge of community resources (as designated in competency expectations)
• Meets minimum annual expected volumes
• Assigns work to and follows up for satisfactory completion of duties of physical therapy assistants, aides, orthotics technician and assists with student training
• Direct contact with patients, families, nursing, therapists and other health and education professionals. May also include community groups and universities

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.