Pediatric Physical Therapist - Full-Time/Part-Time Far West Area

## Description

**THERAPY 2000**, a home-based provider of pediatric **Speech**, **Occupational**, and **Physical Therapy** services, has an exciting opportunity for a **Pediatric Physical Therapist**to serve families in the **Far West** area and surrounding communities. This full-time or part-time position is based in our San Antoniodivision.

**What you’ll do:**

-Perform comprehensive Physical Therapy evaluations, using standardized tests to determine patients’ needs for therapy.

-Use your clinical judgment to develop and implement relevant treatment plans aligned with physician orders.

-Develop home exercise programs in partnership with patients’ caregivers.

-Act as a vital member of your patients’ medical neighborhoods, collaborating and coordinating care between various providers and disciplines.

-Complete a minimum number of patient visits on a weekly basis as required by the agency.

-Meet deadlines for completion of patient chart updates, progress summaries, call logs, and all other paperwork as needed.

-Meet with agency personnel as necessary to maintain understanding of expectations and standards related to delivering high-quality patient care.

-Perform all duties in compliance with agency policies and procedures.

-Adhere to all rules, regulations, codes of ethics, guidelines and federal, state and local laws applicable to home-health pediatric physical therapy.

## Qualifications

**QUALIFICATIONS:**

• Graduate of an accredited school program of Physical Therapy.
• Currently licensed to practice as a Physical Therapist in the state of Texas.
• Relevant clinical experience, 1 year or more preferred.
• Must be able to lift, transfer, and position patients ranging in weight.

**OSHA:**

I-Position is considered to have opportunity for routine exposure to blood borne pathogens in the normal performance of job duties.

II- Position is considered to have occasional opportunity for exposure to blood borne pathogens in the normal performance of job duties.

X III-Position is considered to have no occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens in the normal performance of job duties.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds or be able to transfer patients using appropriate techniques or equipment up to 150 pounds.

A review of this position description may have excluded some of the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisors.

I acknowledge that my employment relationship with GREEN APPLE THERAPY SERVICES, unless otherwise provided in writing, shall be defined as “employment at will”, where either party may dissolve the relationship at any time.

I have reviewed this job description and understand that it is my responsibility to perform up to the high standards set forth by GREEN APPLE THERAPY SERVICES.

**GREEN APPLETHERAPY SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER**