Physical Therapist - Hourly

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A Brief Overview

NOTICE - This job is an hourly version of our existing salaried role. This version of the job should only be used for employees below the government-mandated, minimum FLSA pay threshold. All other employees should be placed in the salaried version of this role.

Renders physical therapy services to an assigned caseload of children who are seen in any setting at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Has an advanced level of clinical expertise as demonstrated by advanced practice and certification. Contributes to the advancement of Physical Therapy practice through education of staff therapists, students and other health care providers.

What you will do

• Clinical
• Examination: Able to perform examinations on individuals with complex medical, social, psychological issues independently and able to identify necessary resources.
• Evaluation: Uses advances problem solving skills to care for complex cases based on available evidence.
• Diagnosis/Prognosis: Ability to identify subtle impairments and its impact on function and disability and develop a plan of care that integrates therapy into the lifestyle of the family.
• Intervention: Provides advanced procedural interventions. Patient education is family centered by considering family lifestyle, environment, learning needs and collaborative goal setting. Documentation is thorough, complete and reflects integration of all areas of patient care with an advanced knowledge base.
• Outcomes: Results of patient/client interaction include high level of patient satisfaction, reduced risk for impairment, promotion of wellness, identification of community resources.
• Delivers advanced evidence-based clinical care, including complex cases in area(s) of expertise
• Established area of expertise.
• Education
• Professional Development - Maintains current skills and knowledge by identifying own learning needs, both formally and informally, to practice a lifestyle of life-long learning.
• Works toward continued advancement in identified specialty area and/or certification
• Clinical Education - Provides mentorship to staff and students in identified areas. Contributes to the continuing education endeavors within the department and hospital.
• Act as a mentor to PT I and II as well as fellows and residents both PTs and non-PTs
• External Teaching Opportunities - Serves as a resource to local Physical Therapy educational programs and related disciplines by assisting in lectures and/or labs on or offsite.
• Contributes to the current Physical Therapy body of knowledge via presentations, professional writing, and participation in the Professional Association
• Interdisciplinary Communication and Coordination of Care
• Ensures patients and families receive appropriate, comprehensive, efficient and effective quality of care from admission through discharge via relationships that are developed with other health care personnel, both internal and external to CHOP.
• Able to negotiate differences in opinion within a team and come to the best decision for the patient.
• Research
• Demonstrate professional judgment informed by professional standards, evidence (including current literature and established best practice), practitioner experience, and patient/client values.
• Applies research to practice
• Encourages, participates and promotes activities that establishes the optimal outcomes of patient management provided by Physical Therapy.
• Demonstrates active involvement in department/ hospital research initiatives via data collection, case studies and development of research proposals independently or in collaboration with other medical professionals when able.
• Acts as a mentor/preceptor to staff research endeavors in area of specialty
• Administration
• Suggest changes to practice based on benchmarking and evidence based practice
• Contributes to department policy/procedures via program development, examination forms and clinical guidelines.
• Maintains productivity and fiscal responsibility in the utilization/provision of services
• Completes productivity requirement as determined by department based on area of practice and job description
• Serves as an extension of the leadership team in operational oversight
• Education Qualifications
• Master's Degree Physical Therapy. Bachelors accepted for individuals licensed previous to December 31, 2002. Required
• Experience Qualifications
• At least six (6) years PT experience Required
• At least three (3) years within an area of pediatric specialty Preferred
• Licenses and Certifications
• Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
• Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - within 3 months - Required and
• Credentialed Clinical Instructor (CCIP) - American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - upon hire - Preferred
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