Posted in Health Care 30+ days ago.
Type: Full-Time
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Located in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, Children’s Clinics is a welcoming, integrated, outpatient medical facility serving Southern Arizona’s children and their families. We provide over 25 medical and dental specialty clinics, primary care, behavioral health and outpatient rehabilitative therapy. The Clinic is centrally located and easily accessible. Join our team if you are mission driven and seeking a rewarding and fun career opportunity.
Children’s Clinics is seeking a Full-Time Pediatric Physical Therapist (PT).
As a member of the Rehabilitative Therapies Services team the PT will join a strong transdisciplinary team serving a diverse patient population consisting primarily of children with complex medical needs, including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, downs syndrome, neuromuscular disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and pediatric orthopedic conditions. Experience with spasticity management (Botox, Baclofen, and intrathecal Baclofen pump), serial casting, durable medical equipment, adaptive equipment, and both pediatric orthopedic and developmental treatment preferred. The PT participates in multi-disciplinary patient care planning and staff/parent education and may participate in wheelchair evaluations and modifications, adaptive equipment evaluations and fittings, and pediatric orthopedic clinics.
Applicants must be licensed or eligible for licensure in AZ. Must have graduated from an accredited Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral level physical therapy program and have a current BLS certification. Minimum two years’ experience with pediatric populations with very complex medical needs. Experience with Electronic Medical Records and training in recommending use of durable medical equipment preferred. Manual therapy, Pediatric (young adult) Orthopedic skills, exercise training, bilingual (English/Spanish) and telehealth experience a plus.
| JOB TITLE: Physical Therapist |
JOB CODE: Z0028 |
| DEPARTMENT: Rehabilitative Services |
FLSA: Non-Exempt |
| REPORTS TO: Manager of Rehabilitative Services |
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| REVIEWED: 01/2020 |
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SUMMARY
This position is responsible for providing comprehensive physical therapy assessment, treatment, consultation and coordination to Children’s Clinics eligible patients.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides land and water based physical therapy evaluation, treatment, consultation, and care coordination for pediatric and adult patients with neurological, cardiovascular, sensory, and orthopedic impairments.
Conducts age-appropriate clinical and functional physical therapy assessments. Develops therapy treatment plans based upon assessment findings and patient/family input.
Provides advanced level-direct patient treatment, according to treatment plan, updating treatment plan according to patient progress and established policies.
Conducts, upon referral evaluations, fittings, and modifications of bracing; adaptive equipment and DME; wheelchairs. Submits order requests for, braces, adaptive equipment and DMEs, and wheelchairs including letters of medical necessity. Provides appropriate patient training and education in use recommended equipment and supplies.
Documents assessments, treatments, consultations, patient/family education, and all relevant and required patients care information in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies.
Provides physical therapy consultation to assigned interdisciplinary specialty clinics.
Serves as educator in appropriate areas to patients, families, clinic staff, school staff, and others involved in patient care and programming.
Supervises support personnel in accordance to APTA and Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy guidelines.
Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; and as requested by Department Manager, mentors and provides education on areas of expertise.
Performs other duties as required and assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of a variety of therapeutic treatment techniques for pediatric physical therapy.
Knowledge of child development as is applicable to the field of physical therapy.
Knowledge of fundamentals of pediatric bracing and ability to assess patient’s bracing needs independently as part of an interdisciplinary team (physician, orthotist, and therapist).
Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to planning and providing pediatric physical therapy; experience in measuring and reporting clinical and functional outcomes of care to parents, physicians, and other professionals.
Knowledge of corporate, local, state, and national regulatory requirements and ability to execute job duties consistent with them.
Knowledge of seating and positioning fundamentals and mobility equipment.
Skill in communicating with staff and physicians involved in care, to ensure quality patient outcomes.
Ability to safely and effectively use electro-physiological or mechanical equipment for the provision of physical therapy care.
Ability to fabricate and modify lower extremity splints and serial casts,; and educate patient and family in proper splint/cast care and use. Ability to safely remove fiberglass casts using the cast saw.
Ability to operate personal computer and related office equipment as needed to perform job function.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from accredited college/university required
Experience:
Two years related pediatric experience preferred
Licenses and Certificates:
Physical Therapy (PT) license from the Arizona Board of PT Examiners required
AHCCCS Provider Identification Number required, may be obtained upon hire
BLS certification required
AGE OF PATIENTS ATTENDED BY EMPLOYEE IN THIS POSITION
Check all that apply:
___ N/A _X_ Neonatal (newborn) _X_ Pediatric (birth-13) _X_ Young Adult (14-21) _X_ Adult (21-65)
FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE
Employees are required to maintain a current Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card. Proof of a current fingerprint clearance card must be received within 90 days of employment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY: 1
Category 1: Performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue. Use of appropriate protective measures should be required.
Category 2: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue but employment may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue but exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate protective measure should be readily available.
Category 3: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue and Category 1 tasks are not a condition of employment. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissues.
Children’s Clinics reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time in accordance with business needs. This document is not intended to list all duties of the job. It is descriptive only of the chief duties and responsibilities.
In addition to a competitive salary, we provide you and your family with a comprehensive benefits package including:
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