Physical Therapist (PT), Pediatrics - Per Diem

Virtua Health; Barrington (NJ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Virtua Health in Barrington, NJ is seeking a part‑time pediatric physical therapist to work within the educational environment. You will evaluate and treat children in school settings and coordinate with teachers and CST staff to align services with each student’s IEP goals.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy, NJ licensure, and school certification. This role is per diem with day shifts and a competitive hourly rate, offering a strong benefits package and dedicated

Qualifications

• Educationally based pediatric experience preferred.
• Current NJ state licensure and school certification required

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates comprehensive pediatric evaluation and intervention skills.
• Meet IEP mandates for each student.
• Maintain timely, thorough student documentation per guidelines.
• Coordinate with CST, teachers, families and therapists to ensure quality care.
• Attend school team, IEP, and CST meetings.
• Adjust schedule to minimize disruption to treatment.

Skills

Pediatric PT

IEP coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical therapy

Job description

About Virtua Health

At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason - to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that’s wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life‑changing care, or something in‑between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community. If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet‑recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we’ve received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment. In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we’re committed to the well‑being of the community. That means bringing life‑changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We’re also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

Location

Location: Barrington - 50 East Gloucester Pike

Remote Type: On‑Site

Employment Type: Employee

Employment Classification: Per Diem

Time Type: Part time

Work Shift: Day Shift - 12 Hr (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours: 0

Additional Locations: Job Information

Job Summary

Provides educationally based PT evaluations, treatments and consultations to pediatric clients within the educational environment. Provide services in conjunction with the school district’s child study teams and teachers, ensuring that the services delivered are relevant and useful in meeting the student’s individual education plans (IEP).

Position Responsibilities

• Demonstrates comprehensive evaluation skills and interventions. This includes evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and modification of plan of care as appropriate.
• Therapist will meet IEP mandates per student.
• Maintains and completes all student documentation, records and reports ensuring they are educationally based, timely, thorough and professional. All documentation must be in accordance with regulatory and department guidelines.
• Consults with student’s child study team, teacher, family, paraprofessionals, district and non‑district therapists, CST staff, contract coordinator, supervisors and offsite director to provide optimum quality patient care and effective operations.
• Attend and participate in required meetings including school team meetings, student IEP meetings, required CST meetings and any other required meeting.
• Will be flexible and adjust schedule to accommodate without negative impact to student treatment time/schedule.

Required Experience

Educationally based pediatric experience preferred

Required Education

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.

Training / Certification / Licensure

Current licensure in the State of NJ, CPR certification, School certification by the NJ Department of Education

Hourly Rate

$61.35

Benefits

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full‑time and part‑time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short‑term disability and optional long‑term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies. For more benefits information.

Mission

Be Well, Get Well and Stay Well That’s our mission. We’re dedicated to offering the best quality care through our extensive range of services and facilities. Our doctors, clinical practitioners, and administrative staff are a respectful, caring team of professionals committed to providing world‑class quality healthcare. We continually work to be your premier choice of health and wellness in South New Jersey.