Position Summary:

 

Orlando Health Children's Pavilion

 

Bringing Better Together

Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion will be a leading-edge facility, beautifully designed and home to efficient and forward-thinking programs and services. Physicians, nurses and other caregivers will work within supportive, health-affirming and community-minded spaces with the tools and technology necessary to provide enhanced, seamless, quality care to the children we serve.

"This marks the beginning of a transformative journey in pediatric healthcare that will have a profound impact in the region."

- Justin Williams, President, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

A Bold Vision Has Been Cast

Located within walking distance of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer, the Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion will bring over 30 pediatric specialties and services together under one roof, enhancing physician collaboration and improving the patient and family experience.

The Orlando Health Children’s Pavilion requires an investment of $165 million. Just as our patients call on us to deliver best-in-class care, we invite you to help make this vision a reality.

Breaking New Ground

As the only facility of this type in the region, we will bring together over 30 Orlando Health Arnold Palmer specialties and services under one roof, offering a more streamlined and effective multidisciplinary care approach for those with ongoing outpatient needs.

Rising into the downtown skyline, the Orlando Health Children's Pavilion, we are not just constructing a building; we are building a future where brilliance in pediatric care will shine on every child and teenager in need.

 

 

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

 

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has provided compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 25 years. Led by dedicated doctors, specialists and caregivers, Arnold Palmer Hospital offers a wide range of advanced pediatric services in an environment built just for kids.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation is housed within four outpatient sites that offer a full scope of rehabilitative services for children ranging from birth to age 21 with a range of diagnoses and conditions. Our pediatric rehabilitation team operates within a collaborative, fast-paced, and patient-centered environment with the goal of working with children to maximize their potential.

 

 

Arnold Palmer Hospital Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation is seeking Physical Therapist to work with patients who have impairments, limitations, varying levels of ability, or changes in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes. The Physical Therapist role includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis and interventions toward achieving the highest functional outcomes for each patient or client. Our physical therapy team evaluates and treats children with various neurological, orthopedic, and developmental conditions including medically complex, post-operative, and congenital malformations.

 

Shift: First - Full-Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

• Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, the physician, interdisciplinary team meetings if available, family and significant other persons and data sources.
• Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives and treats accordingly.
• Evaluate and recommend various types of durable medical equipment including, but not limited to standers, gait trainers, and orthotics.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to treat and provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned caseload.
• Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Ensures complete documentation and accurate billing using an electronic medical record.

 

Other Related Functions

• Maintains a positive and encouraging treatment environment.
• Demonstrates caring, honesty, and open communication with all patients and coworkers.
• Participates in Performance Improvement, program development, student supervision, assigned committees, safety, and infection control, as required.
• Practices efficient use and selection of supplies and equipment.
• Instructs and supervises supportive personnel in their duties
• Communicates and collaborates with multiple specialty healthcare providers.
• Attends rehabilitation meetings, in-services, and any patient care meetings that are required for the assignment.

Qualifications:

Education/Training

 

Bachelor’s degree from an approved program in physical therapy.

 

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current Physical Therapist license in the State of Florida.
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

 

Experience

 

Two years of outpatient pediatric experience preferred.