Profession:
Physical Therapy
Job Type:
Full Time
Job Details
Pediatric Physical Therapist - PT
A local hospital has engaged MLee to recruit a Pediatric Physical Therapist. Our client has cultivated a patient-focused environment that thrives on providing the best care possible. Its family-like team of 90 motivated and ambitious professionals provides this service. The facility also supports personal and professional growth by offering education incentives, mentoring for new graduates, and much more.
Shift: Monday – Friday, 8 am - 5:00 pm, with an additional weekend differential paid for weekend shifts.
Flexible compensation package which can include:
- Sign-on bonus,
- Relocation assistance and/or
- Student loan assistance!
- Weekend Differential
- Annual merit increases
- Free CEU's
- No-cost health insurance option for employee
- Full suite of insurance benefits available for employees and family
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off
- Retirement with company match
- Profit Sharing
- Company-paid long-term disability plan
Pediatric Physical Therapist Responsibilities:
- Interview children and family members and use physical examinations to diagnose the source of children's movement difficulties.
- Create unique, individualized treatment plans that outline the treatment goals and methods.
- Helping children to learn to move their bodies correctly, make their movements less painful, increase the functions of injured body parts, and heal from injuries.
- Assess patients and monitor their progress.
- Use techniques such as functional training and exercise, medication, diet changes, and specialized equipment to treat and alleviate pain.
- Coordinate a child's care with other healthcare professionals.
- Provide expert consultations to schools and daycares.
- Teach children and their families about safety and home exercises.
Qualifications
- Education: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy
- Licensure: Current Missouri physical therapy license or eligibility required
- Certifications: Must know CPR
- Other: Must be able to respond to emergency situations