Physical Therapist - Full Time

• Careers at Our Amazing Place.
• At The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, we’ve built our legacy on being amazing.
• After more than a century of the highest quality care and service to children and their families, we’re forever proud of our team members who don’t just make a career here – they make a difference.
• Job Title: Physical Therapist Location: Pittsburgh, PA Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• About the Team At The Children's Institute, we provide personalized, family-centered children's physical therapy for infants through young adults.
• Our physical therapists have specialized expertise and training related to the impact that growth and development have on treating physical injuries, orthopedic conditions, and medical complexities.
• In short, we know how to help kids get back to being kids.

About the Position

• The Physical Therapist assists the patient in reaching their maximum functional potential through a comprehensive assessment and intervention services for The Children's Institute. Infant, pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients are served. The Physical Therapist participates in interdisciplinary treatment programs, collaborates and consults with others to facilitate the delivery of therapy services; administers procedures necessary to process patient services; participates in training activities for family members and other professionals. Job responsibilities include:
• Evaluates patients functional abilities and disabilities and identifies impairments through objective tests and measures or standardized assessment tools
• Identifies measurable functional goals and develops a treatment plan in collaboration with the patient/family
• Implements treatment plan of care and adjusts treatment goals and intervention
• Will use objective data to assess patient's frequency and duration of care to optimize therapy benefit, considering clinical and financial factors.
• Prepares and plans for discharge during the course of treatment and initiates discharge when indicated
• Assesses need for assistive technology appropriate for patient & family.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, certificate, MPT, or DPT from an accredited Physical Therapy Program.