What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at Robinson Speech and Pediatric Therapy Inc.?
Job Overview
Robinson Speech and Pediatric Therapy Inc. is a therapist-owned speech-language therapy company looking to hire a Physical Therapist as part of our developing multi-disciplinary team of therapists! We provide therapy and evaluations to children age birth to 3 years for in-home and community-based intervention. We are a growing company seeking to fill this position by late summer to early fall. This position is expected to begin part time with the option to increase to a full caseload up to full time.
We emphasize the importance of collaboration, consistency, and connection, with a focus on caregiver coaching and neurodiversity-affirming therapy for children and their families.
Duties
- Complete assessments to determine a child's eligibility for PT services, and to monitor progress from intervention. Assessment materials provided.
- Write comprehensive assessment reports, including standardized scores, observations, parent interview, medical/developmental history, and goals (if child qualifies for services).
- Establish treatment plans and provide intervention for children with delays in gross motor skills.
- Travel to patients' homes and communities to provide services (paid travel time and mileage reimbursement provided).
- Provide parent coaching to promote carryover of skills between sessions.
- Complete all documentation and records in a timely and accurate manner.
- Provide updates on patient progress to families/caregivers.
- Communicate with families and therapy team.
- Comply with governing code of ethics.
- Collaborate with the child's other therapists (if applicable) to ensure continuity of care - Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Child Development Specialists, and as part of the IFSP team.
Requirements
- Degree in Physical Therapy from a CAPTE-accredited program.
- Must have passed the National Physical Therapy Exam and the CAL-JAM and have an active license to practice in California.
- Proven experience working with the pediatric population.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with clients and families of all ages and backgrounds.
- Adherence to a neurodiversity, strengths-based approach to therapy.
- Ability to develop custom treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Current CPR certification and negative TB test.
- Two years of pediatric experience (preferred).
- Bilingual English-Spanish speaker (preferred).
- Physical Requirements: will engage in movements that involve lifting equipment used in patient care, ability to lift up to 50 lbs. at times, frequent standing and walking, lifting and positioning of clients.
Benefits
- Part-time and full-time positions available.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Paid vacation time.
- Paid sick time.
- Paid travel time with mileage reimbursement.
- Medical and dental insurance.
- Health insurance stipend.
- 401k retirement plan.
- Materials stipend.
- CEU stipend.
- License renewal stipend.
- Monthly staff development meetings.
- Mentoring opportunities.
- Built-in administrative time.
Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50 - $65