Overview
Join our team as a day shift, PRN, Physical Therapy - Outpatient Physical Therapist (PT) in Westwood, NJ.
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
Responsibilities
- Physical Therapists provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease.
- They restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health.
- Their patients include anyone who suffers from physical limitation.
- Therapists examine patients' medical histories and then test and measure the patients' strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function.
- They develop appropriate treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 1 years' experience (this requirement will be waived with a strong recommendation from an acute care or outpatient clinical affiliation)
- Current valid NJ State Physical Therapy License.
- Maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support HCP Certification.
Preferred Job Requirements:
- Master's degree or PhD in Physical Therapy
- 2 years' experience preferred.
- Experience with electronic health records a plus