Sports Physical Therapist

Responsibilities

• Assessment - Conducts an effective clinical assessment for assigned patients, utilizing multiple sources/methods for data collection, and interprets data to create an individual plan of care.
• Treatment Planning - Develops intervention/treatment plans, including specific goals and a variety of direct and consultative intervention approaches, while maximizing available resources within both hospital and community networks.
• Treatment Implementation - Partners with the patient, family and health care team members to define and implement physical therapy interventions that support identified needs relative to prevention of delays, promotion of independence, remediation for loss of function and compensation for deficits. Provides education to patient and families, monitors response to treatment plan and revises accordingly. Seeks assistance as needed.
• Population Specific – Demonstrates knowledge of the differences and needs of patient specific populations from infancy through early adulthood and applies them to practice. Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in all interactions with patients/families.
• Completes required clinical documentation in an organized and timely manner, in accordance with all department standards.
• Maintains expected patient care productivity per department standard
• May provide support, guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members. May act as a clinical instructor for students after one year of practice as a pediatric Physical Therapist. Actively engages in literature reviews as related to patient caseload. Participates in weekly staff meetings and case reviews. As assigned, participates in research activities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program in Physical Therapy required. Doctoral Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in pediatric therapy strongly preferred.
• Current State of Connecticut Physical Therapist License required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR in adult, child, and infant required
• OCS, SCS, CSCS, or ATC preferred
• Certification in manual therapy, dry needling, IASTM, SFMA, or FMS preferred

About the Role

Physical Therapists work as part of a multidiscipline group dedicated to keeping young athletes healthy and injury-free, enhancing athletic performance and providing proper treatment and care for injuries that occur. Physical Therapists utilize a functional approach for assessment and treatment of post-operative and non-operative patients applying a blend of evidence based manual therapy and therapeutic exercise. Our team is active in the local sports community, providing sports performance, injury prevention programs and educational sessions. Our state of the art facility in Farmington is equipped with a force mat and 2D motion analysis treadmill system, isokinetic dynamometer, balance platform system, and many other tools to help get our athletes back into the game.