A Physical Therapist helps patients with physically disabling conditions or injuries to improve their ability to move and manage their pain. Uses techniques including targeted exercises and massage therapy. Works in conjunction with other healthcare providers to provide rehabilitation to patients after an injury or illness. May specialize in treating certain types of injuries or patients.
Pediatric Therapy Services Manager General Function:
The Physical Therapist is responsible for evaluating, treating, and discharging assigned patients as appropriate and per established policies and procedures; ensuring effective development and application of physical therapy programs and treatment procedures; ensuring optimal assigned patient scheduling and wait list management, satisfaction and appropriate insurance billing and coding.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
The candidate must hold an Indiana Physical Therapist license. Two years' experience with pediatric occupational therapy is preferred.
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Post-baccalaureate degree from a Physical Therapy accredited program.
CERTIFICATIONS
Maintain current Indiana 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. 1. Evaluate, treat and discharge assigned patients as appropriate. 2. Maintain timely and quality patient documentation in accordance with TherAplay's best practices including proper recording of patient prognosis, treatment, response, and progress. 3. Confer with the patients' families, doctors, and others as appropriate to plan, implement and assess effective plans of care. 4. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times, conforming to HIPAA privacy regulations. 5. Participate in and represent TherAplay at various internal and external events (i.e., parent support groups meetings, special needs events, TherAplay special events, etc.) 6. Host and teach fieldwork students, therapist interns and therapy and pre-therapy students/classrooms through shadowing, demonstrations, lectures, etc. 7. 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 o Standing o Walking o Bending (forward and sideways) o Grasping o Twisting at the waist o Squatting o Kneeling
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Located in Carmel, Indiana, The Children's TherAplay Foundation is a not-for-profit outpatient pediatric rehabilitation clinic providing physical and occupational therapies for children with special needs. A unique aspect of Children's TherAplay's programs is that we incorporate the movement of horses (known as hippotherapy ) as a therapy tool during physical and occupational treatments. Children's 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.
