Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT) - Outpatient - Full Time - Toms River, NJ

Job Title: Physical Therapist

Location: Toms River West (TRW)

Department Name: Physical Therapy-OP

Req #: 0000216360

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $95,680.00 - $111,918.56 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

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:

• Physical Therapy Degree from an accredited program
• NJ Physical Therapy License
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider Certification
• Tact, initiative and judgment in the performance of duties
• Physical stamina for lifting and therapeutic handling of patients

Preferred:

• Doctoral Degree
• Completion of a pediatric affiliation

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• NJ Physical Therapy License
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider Certification

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full Time
• 40 hours/week

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 non-formal 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
• Direct contact with patients, families, nursing, therapists and other health and education professionals. May also include community groups and universities
• Assigns work to and follows up for satisfactory completion of duties of physical therapy assistants, aides, orthotics technician and assists with student training

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