Pediatric Physical Therapist

TITLE: Pediatric Physical Therapist

STATUS: Exempt, Full-Time

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Salary

REPORTS TO: Therapy Services Manager

General Function: The Pediatric Physical Therapist is responsible for evaluating, treating and discharging assigned patients as appropriate; ensuring effective development and application of physical therapy programs and treatment procedures; ensuring optimal assigned patient satisfaction and appropriate insurance billing and coding.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: The candidate must hold an Indiana physical therapy license. Experience with pediatric physical therapy is preferred, but not required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Post-baccalaureate degree from a Physical Therapy accredited program.

CERTIFICATIONS: Maintain current Indiana physical therapy license and CPR/First Aid Certification; maintain professional malpractice insurance – minimum level: $1,000,000 each occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate.

PREREQUISITE SKILLS:

• Must have working knowledge of the rehabilitation field and therapy professions.
• Ability to effectively provide customer service to all customers and contacts.
• Ability to communicate openly, honestly, directly and effectively with all customers by both written and verbal skills.
• Ability to incorporate a basic understanding of human behaviors, developmental needs, physical needs, emotional needs, and comfort during all interactions.
• American Hippotherapy Association Level I and Level II preferred but not required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following functions describe the essential duties of this role. Other additional related duties may be assigned from time to time.

• Evaluate, treat and discharge assigned patients as appropriate.
• Provide supervisory oversight for physical therapy treatments conducted by Physical Therapist Assistant.
• Maintain timely and quality patient documentation in accordance with TherAplay's best practices including proper recording of patient prognosis, treatment, response and progress.
• Confer with the patients' families, doctors and others as appropriate to plan, implement and assess effective plans of care.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times, conforming to HIPAA privacy regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift 50 pounds overhead.
• Ability to walk up to 10 miles per day.
• Ability to work around horses.
• Ability to sustain frequent
• Standing
• Walking
• Bending (forward and sideways)
• Grasping
• Twisting at the waist
• Squatting
• Kneeling

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Located in Carmel, Indiana, The Children's TherAplay Foundation, Inc. (TherAplay) is a not-for-profit outpatient pediatric rehabilitation clinic providing physical and occupational therapies for children with special needs. A unique aspect of TherAplay's programs is that we incorporate the horse as a therapy tool (known as hippotherapy ) during physical and occupational therapy sessions.

TherAplay is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the inclusion of and full participation by all persons in the achievement of our mission.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $46.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person