Outpatient Physical Therapist | Pediatrics

Memorial Hospital of Boscobel•La Crosse, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Emplify Health by Gundersen is looking for a fulltime Pediatric Physical Therapist to join our La Crosse outpatient therapy team. This is your opportunity to work in an outpatient setting with a focus on caring for our pediatric population throughout La Crosse, WI and our surrounding areas as we bring patient-centered care close to home. As a Pediatric Physical Therapist on our team, you will work with children, teens, and families to examine, evaluate, diagnose, prognose, and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes. You will be responsible for developing plans of care and providing treatment techniques and interventions to improve mobility, reduce pain, and restore function through collaboration with referring providers and other clinical staff ensuring optimal patient care through appropriate and timely methods of communication and treatment. After the initial observation and evaluation, you will create a plan of care that identifies individual goals, age-specific activities, milestones, and family education that will be integrated into each follow-up session. These sessions will help children and teens overcome challenges, improve balance and coordination, improve proper positioning, teach motor development, provide age-appropriate developmental activities and Intervention to build skills, and provide mobility training and adaptive equipment recommendations. Our current pediatric therapy team consists of 4 OTs, 3 PTs, and 2 Rehabilitation Technicians for support.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Physical Therapy from an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) approved curriculum in Physical Therapy
State of Wisconsin Physical Therapist License
Current BLS for Health Care Providers from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Passion for working with children and teens
Must be credentialed with Gundersen prior to starting

Nice To Haves

Ideal candidate will have prior pediatric experience

Responsibilities

Work with children, teens, and families to examine, evaluate, diagnose, prognose, and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes.
Develop plans of care and providing treatment techniques and interventions to improve mobility, reduce pain, and restore function through collaboration with referring providers and other clinical staff ensuring optimal patient care through appropriate and timely methods of communication and treatment.
Create a plan of care that identifies individual goals, age-specific activities, milestones, and family education that will be integrated into each follow-up session.
Help children and teens overcome challenges, improve balance and coordination, improve proper positioning, teach motor development, provide age-appropriate developmental activities and Intervention to build skills, and provide mobility training and adaptive equipment recommendations.

Benefits

Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States
A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated
A care team with longevity and low turnover, shared office spaces for therapist collaboration, and the ability to work with complex patient cases both independently and as a team
Continuing Education and Patient Education through Medbridge: All PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and SLPs receive a silver level membership to MedBridge for patient home programs and continuing education
Competitive Compensation: Enjoy an attractive salary, based on your years of experience, ensuring your skills and dedication are valued and rewarded
A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
Substantial retirement contribution including a 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution
Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need
Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center
Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!
Relocation Assistance Available