Pediatric Physical Therapist II - Outpatient

Advocate Health; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist with outpatient pediatric experience to evaluate patients, design evidence-based care plans, and coordinate treatment across the care team. You will document assessments, progress, and discharge plans while educating patients and families.

The role includes supervising PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide, maintaining required licensure, and working in a fast-paced clinical setting. Prior pediatric exposure is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and applicable state license.
• One year of licensed Physical Therapist experience.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and develops care plans with modalities and education.
• Documents evaluations, progress, discharge notes, and charges as needed.
• Coordinates treatment and communicates progress to physicians and staff.
• Supervises PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide as required.

Skills

Pediatric PT experience

Clinical assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

State license: Physical Therapy

BLS for Healthcare Providers

Job description

Outpatient Pediatric experience needed.

Essential Functions

• Evaluates patients, selects and administers assessment techniques, synthesizes information to establish appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, therapeutic groups and patient education as warranted by a holistic view of the patient's diagnosis, condition, age, and discharge needs.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation.
• Establishes functional goals in conjunction with the patient and provides evidenced based intervention to work towards meeting these goals with ongoing assessment to adjust the plan of care as needed .
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges as needed.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff, coordinates patient's schedule and treatment programs, and discharge planning.
• Provides coverage at other departments following orientation and competency completion for level of care assigned as needed.
• Provides supervision of PTA's and Rehab Tech/Aide as required for licensure.

Physical Requirements

Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Able to laterally transfer patients 100 pounds rarely. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy program required. applicable state license for Physical Therapy required. One (1) year experience as a licensed Physical Therapist. Possess and maintain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required. Meets all requirements of the Rehab Services Career Ladder Guidelines for a Level II therapist as approved by the Rehab Credential Council.