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Physical Therapist / PT

Job Description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Outpatient Physical Therapist in Westwood, NJ. 

 

Why Join Us? 

 

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better 

  • Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
  • People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and 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

  • Provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease.
  • Restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health.
  • Patients include anyone who suffers from physical limitation.
  • 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.
  • Develop appropriate treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 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:

  • 2 years’ experience
  • Experience with electronic health records
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Physical Therapy

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.