Pediatric Physical Therapist-Fargo Location

We are looking for an able and dedicated pediatric physical therapist to treat and improve the mobility of infants, children, and adolescents facing various health conditions. Your main responsibility as a pediatric physical therapist will be to improve children's motor development, strength, range of motion, endurance, balance, coordination, gait difficulties, heart and lung endurance, and delayed motor development. This position does require traveling the Fargo-Moorhead area and offers competitive pay

Pediatric Physical Therapist Responsibilities:

• Creating unique, individualized treatment plans that outline the treatment goals and methods to be used.
• Helping children to learn to move their bodies correctly, make their movements less painful, increase the functions of injured body parts, and heal from injuries.
• Assessing patients and monitoring their progress.
• Using techniques like functional training and exercise, medication, diet changes, and specialized equipment that is designed to treat and alleviate pain.
• Coordinating a child's care with other healthcare professionals.
• Teaching children and their families about safety and home exercises.

Pediatric Physical Therapist Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Physical Therapy specializing in pediatric physical therapy.
• Valid state license or certification for ND
• Strong understanding of physical therapy-related conditions, causes, and treatments.
• Excellent coaching and verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers, especially patient and healthcare databases.
• Attentive and caring with the ability to develop treatment plans and goals.

Here at Interact Therapy, we're committed to giving adolescents ages 0-21 and their families the best possible care in Occupational, Physical, and Speech Language Therapy.