PT - Physical Therapist - Pediatric

$30.53 - $50.88

 

At Pediatric Specialty Care at Lancaster, physical therapy is part of every child’s daily life. You’ll help medically complex residents from birth to age 21 build mobility, strength and function, working alongside nursing, respiratory, speech and occupational therapy in a 34-bed residential setting.

 

• Our residents range from infants to young adults up to age 21, many with complex medical, neurological and developmental needs.
• Many depend on medical technology, such as [trachs, ventilators and feeding tubes], so treatment is adapted around their equipment and medical status.
• Residents may stay short-term, long-term or for transitional care. Some live with us for years, while others are preparing to go home, and you’ll help train their families.

• One location, with no driving between homes or schools
• Realistic caseloads with time for meaningful, functional progress
• A full interdisciplinary team on site: nursing, respiratory, speech and OT
• Continuity of care: you’ll see your residents grow and progress over time
• A wide clinical range across ages, from developmental milestones to young adult mobility
• Leadership that values your clinical judgment
• Full scope of benefits for those that meet eligible hours.

 

• →Evaluate every resident at admission and develop individualized treatment plans with measurable, functional goals
• →Provide skilled physical therapy according to physician orders, and keep physicians informed
• →Address mobility, positioning, range of motion, strength and developmental skills
• →Recommend and fit adaptive equipment such as [wheelchairs and seating, standers, gait trainers, orthotics and splints]
• →Train nursing staff and Nurse Technicians on safe transfers, positioning and mobility plans
• →Work with families, nursing and the interdisciplinary team on each child’s care plan
• →Participate in discharge planning and prepare home programs for residents transitioning home
• →Maintain accurate evaluations, progress notes and discharge summaries
• →Supervise physical therapy aides and support departmental leadership as needed

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from a nationally accredited program
• Current, unencumbered Pennsylvania Physical Therapist license
• At least 21 years of age
• This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervision, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

• Pediatric experience
• Experience with neurological, developmental or medically complex patients
• Experience with adaptive seating, positioning or durable medical equipment

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.