Physical Therapist - Mansfield Pediatric Therapy Requisition ID 2024-53367 Category Allied Health Overview The Physical Therapist evaluates pediatric and select adult patients for physical therapy due to injury or disease, administers treatment, fabricates, or recommends adaptive equipment and splints, documents evaluation results or patient progress, and provides patient and family education. Demonstrates competence defined in providing age-appropriate care and services to patients from the age of birth to 18 years and selected adult patients. This is a full time role in Outpatient. Location: Ontario Close to Home 2011 W. 4th Street Ontario, Ohio 44906 Why Nationwide Children's Hospital? The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose. Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission. We're 16,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we'll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere. Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children's badge what they do for a living. They'll tell you it's More Than a Job. It's a calling. It's a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere. Nationwide Children's Hospital. A Place to Be Proud. Responsibilities *Evaluates patients with varied diagnoses to determine developmental and/or functional status using standardized measures or clinical observations; identifies patient?s strengths and deficits; establishes long and short term goals; and develops an individualized treatment plan incorporating patient and family needs. *Administers therapeutic treatment to patients with functional deficits to provide optimal function and independence; utilizes modalities and other treatment techniques to meet each patient's specific needs and achieve therapy goals; observes progress and/or changes in patient's condition and modifies treatment plan accordingly. *Fabricates, recommends or provides orthotics to maintain functional body joint positions and improve functional mobility. Fits patient and instructs patient and family on use of item. *Educates parents on their child's goals and therapy plan; instructs patients and parents on therapeutic activities to follow while at home; documents instruction; and evaluates ongoing compliance and understanding. *Documents patient's evaluation results, objective status, progress toward goals, treatment plan, and recommendations in compliance with documentation requirements of the hospital and accrediting associations; utilizes appropriate computerized or standardized documentation methods, as applicable to caseload. Communicates patient's status and collaborates with physicians, third-party payers, and relevant healthcare providers. Maintains the administrative functions of individual caseload, including scheduling patients for treatment, entering daily patient charges, and submitting timely documentation to appropriate parties. *Recommends and secures patient referrals to community agencies