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.

Pediatric Occupational Therapist-Fargo and Grand Forks Locations

We are looking for a skilled, full-time Occupational Therapist to provide quality care for our patients. The OT will perform screenings, assess patient condition, and design therapy and treatment plans to help the patient develop necessary skills. You should be caring and knowledgeable about occupational therapy-related conditions and therapies. To succeed as a OT, you should be willing to alter treatment plans to better suit the individual needs of a diverse patient population. You should be caring, adaptable, analytical, and resourceful. This position does require traveling the Fargo-Moorhead area, and offers competitive pay.

Responsibilities:

Assessing individual client needs, creating treatment and therapy plans to suit the individual needs of a diverse population, and providing skilled OT services in individual settings.  Keeping detailed records relating to patient conditions, care plans, therapies, and progress. Reporting progress and current status to appropriate parties, which may include family members, teachers, or medical professionals.

Requirements:

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. Valid state license or certification for ND and MN. Experience with certain conditions or working with specific age groups may be preferred. Strong understanding of OT 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.