Physical Therapy Resident

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

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A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

As a physical therapy resident, this person will provide patient care as assigned by supervising clinical faculty. The resident is committed to ensuring an excellent patient experience and is dedicated to quality care and patient safety. All patient charts and documentation will be completed based on department standards. The resident will complete all requirements for an ABPTRFE accredited residency program. Providing physical therapy services including; evaluation, treatment and follow up and documentation using general and program competencies for patients referred to the physical therapy department. Provide supervision for PT aides/assistants with specific tasks and/or patients. Provide continuous consultation and education to families.

• EDUCATION - Graduated from an accredited School of Physical Therapy
• EXPERIENCE - at least one clinical rotation / or work experience in outpatient orthopedic/ sports setting
• CERTIFICATION(S) - BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR, EMR/ ERA or current EMT or ATC
• LICENSURE - Physical Therapist - State of Colorado

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

(Population may vary based on area of specialty practice)

• Neonate - <30 days
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - 6yrs to 13yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs
• Senior - >65 yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Completes all requirements of ABPTRFE (American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education) accredited residency program.
• Completes all requirements included in the Core competencies of a Physical Therapy Resident (As written by the ABPTRFE)
• Works with primary mentors directly on a weekly basis, in the context of direct patient care and specialty training regarding all care areas of the specialty related DRP (Description of Residency Practice) and DSP (Description of Specialty Practice).
• Coordinates, develops, and conducts major residency project / poster presentation, and additional projects as assigned by residency coordinator, mentors, residency faculty and program coordinator.
• Collaboration- Collaborates with the family, physicians, schools and other providers to ensure the continuum of care for the child and optimal clinical services. Provides consultation and education to other professionals and families as necessary.
• Documentation- Completes written documentation in accordance with department standards for format, location and time frames.
• Evaluation/Re-evaluations: Independently evaluates children, adolescents, teenagers, adults and seniors across the continuum, with a variety of diagnosis, in specialized programs, on inpatient and/or outpatient units. Incorporates principles of cultural-competence and family-centered care into clinical services.
• Financial Responsibility: Assists in achieving departmental financial budget targets.
• Leadership and/or Professionalism- Demonstrates professional behaviors; adheres to hospital and departmental policies and promotes personal and departmental development through participation in development activities to improve the patient experience and quality goals of the department and hospital. Provides clinical supervision as needed/when appropriate for physical therapy clinical interns.
• Treatment- Treat children, adolescents, teenagers, adults and seniors across the continuum, with a variety of diagnoses, in specialized programs on (inpatient) / outpatient units, on field (for sports residents) and in the community. Incorporates principles of cultural-competence and family-centered care into clinical services.

SCOPE AND LEVEL

• Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
• Complexity: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
• Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervising clinical faculty, residency coordinator or supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervising clinical faculty, residency coordinator or supervisor.
• Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
• Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review by the faculty, residency coordinator and supervisor.

PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS

• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Fair
• General Activity: Sit: 2-4 hrs. per day
• General Activity: Stand/Walk: 4-6 hrs. per day
• Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time
• Motion: Crawl: Up to 1/3 of time
• Motion: Lift: Up to 1/3 of time
• Motion: Pull: Up to 1/3 of time
• Motion: Push: Up to 1/3 of time
• Motion: Squat/Crouch: Up to 1/3 of time
• Others: Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits.
• Others: May assist in lifting, transporting and positioning of patients
• Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to unsteady or falling patient: In the course of transferring a patient, may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 100 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent
• Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Occasional
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent
• Exposure: Exposure to skin irritations: Regular/ Frequent
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively
• Mental and Emotional Stress: Managing workload and system issues
• Mental Stress: multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, prioritizing.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development resources to help you advance and grow.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.