? 15h Left: Physical Therapist, Boston Outpatient Position Available In Suffolk, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Position Summary/Department Summary:

We are currently seeking a40-hour Outpatient Physical Therapist for our Boston location. Be apart of our inter-disciplinary team and provide high-quality,rehabilitation for our pediatric patients. Our PTs help patients —from newborns to young adults — gain movement, strength,coordination, balance, and function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing complex diagnostic evaluations upon referral and inaccordance with departmental and professional guidelines andstandards
• Reviewing patient medical history/record and selects,administers, and interprets standardized and non-standardized testsand measurements to assess patients’ functional status related tocardiopulmonary, developmental, musculoskeletal, neurological, andsensorimotor function.
• Integrating knowledge into clinicaldecisions and recommendations
• Developing and implementingindividualized patient treatment programs.
• Establishing treatmentgoals and administers appropriate physical therapy procedures andmodalities
• Discharge plans and home treatment programs, andproviding education to patients and families
• Recommendingorthotics, adaptive/assistive equipment, and technology forpatients with complex, rare, or multiple dysfunctions.
• Liaisonwith equipment designers and vendors regarding equipmentspecifications and patient needs.
• Training patients, families,and caretakers in the use/operation of prescribedorthotics/equipment, monitoring and evaluating effectiveness, andinitiating modifications as needed.
• Recording assessments,diagnoses, and treatment inpatient medical records according toestablished documentation standards.
• Preparing reports,correspondence, referrals, and other materials for schools,providers, payers, and others as needed.
• Assigning standardizedbilling codes and corresponding charges required for reimbursement.

Minimum Qualifications Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in

PhysicalTherapy Experience:

• One to two years of previous physical therapyexperience preferred.

Pediatric experience is highly preferred.

Licensure/Certifications:

• Active Physical Therapist licensure inthe state of MA Schedule is M-F New hires are eligible for a $5,000sign-on bonus!

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitivecompensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules,affordable health, vision and dental insurance, childcare andstudent loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b)Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License andCertification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts anddiscounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passionand teamwork.