What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT) - Per Diem - Outpatient - Hamilton, NJ position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Req #: 0000213067
Category: Physical Therapy
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Evening
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Physical Therapy-OP
Pay Range: $66.23 per hour
Location:
3575 Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619
Job Title: Physical Therapist
Location: Hamilton (HAM)
Department Name: Physical Therapy-OP
Req #: 0000213067
Status: Hourly
Shift: Evening
Pay Range: $66.23 - $66.23 per hour
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage 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:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at anytime with or without notice.
Benefits And Perks
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Category: Physical Therapy
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Evening
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Physical Therapy-OP
Pay Range: $66.23 per hour
Location:
3575 Quakerbridge Rd., Hamilton, NJ 08619
Job Title: Physical Therapist
Location: Hamilton (HAM)
Department Name: Physical Therapy-OP
Req #: 0000213067
Status: Hourly
Shift: Evening
Pay Range: $66.23 - $66.23 per hour
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage 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
- Doctoral Degree
- Completion of a pediatric affiliation
- NJ Physical Therapy License
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider Certification
- Per Diem
- Some After School Hours
- 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
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at anytime with or without notice.
Benefits And Perks
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Retirement Plans
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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