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Staff Physical Therapist

WMCHealth • Poughkeepsie, NY • 2h ago

Company: MidHudson Regional Hospital

City/State: Poughkeepsie, NY

Category: Allied Health Prof/Technical

Department: Preschool

Union: No

Position: Per Diem

Hours: PRN

Shift: Day

Req #: 44372

Posted Date: Oct 14, 2025

Hiring Range: $62.10/HR

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Job Details:

To provide support, strategies, and appropriate intervention and supervision for the preschool staff, programs, and children and their families in the @context of a preschool setting. RESPONSIBILITIES PERFORMS DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

Performs services in three clinical areas, including but not limited to: (Screening, Early Intervention, Preschool)

Consistently selects, utilizes, and accurately interprets appropriate, testing materials and or instrumentation based on presenting needs.

PROVISION OF SERVICE

Formulates child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within a trans-disciplinary @context.

Implements child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within trans-disciplinary @context.

Provides support for program staff to formulate and implement child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within a trans-disciplinary @context.

Demonstrates the ability to use IEP Direct and all other IEP programs and goals.

Utilizes strategies effectively based on IEP goals including; Use of multimodal strategies. Modification of methods and interventions including but not limited to physical environment and daily routine, adult-child and child-child interactions. Selection and use of appropriate therapy materials.

COMMUNICATION

Demonstrates the ability to use a variety of strategies to communicate appropriate clinical information regarding caseload or other clinical assignment: (Presentations/Demonstrations, Meetings, Handouts)

Attends, schedules and conducts weekly classroom or treatment team meeting times with staff as assigned.

Schedules regular meeting times with families at least twice a year according to school program protocol.

Actively and consistently uses cooperative planning as a strategy for staff to staff communication including but not limited to participation on: (Classroom team, Site team, Core team, Best Practice team, Diagnostic team)

Consistently exchanges information with parents including observations, scheduled conferences etc. and encourages parents to actively participate.

Clearly communicates information at interagency and intra-agency meetings including to other staff, departments, and internal and external customers according to program protocol as directed.

Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command in a crisis and follows appropriate clinical and program response according to preschool protocols.

DOCUMENTATION

Clinical Documentation: Completes documentation within established time frames including but not limited to diagnostic reports, progress notes, lesson plans, and annual reports according to program requirements and mandates.

COMPLETES SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

Completes two special assignments examples include: Coordinates a site/facility for children and families. Coordinates safety program policy procedure. Coordinates infection control implementations. Coordinates staff conflict resolution. Coordinates audit. Actively Organizes On-Site Specialty In-service Programs or Site -Based Assignments.

LEADERSHIP

Leadership in one team, project, or committee

Participates directly in Performance Appraisal process for mentored and or/supervised staff.

Initiates at least 2 outreach activities per year. Outreach activities may include educational program to internal or external customers, cultivating of referral sources, development of new programs, etc.

Coordinates Area of Function, Supervision or Project (including but not limited to staff mentoring and supervision, staff and program development, intra or interagency development).

Independently identifies issues, development areas or project needing improvement.

Independently identifies multiple opportunities or solutions to maximize outcomes.

Independently identifies process, best practice or protocol to assure outcome.

Independently review state of art protocols and best practice for program consideration.

Demonstrates ownership of program initiatives to insure completion and demonstrates maximum use of program resources.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 3 years experience preferred.

EDUCATION

Masters Degree in Physical Therapy

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

NYS License in Physical Therapy (as required by program).

OTHER

If applicable, the individual performing this job may reasonably anticipate coming into contact with human blood and other potentially infectious materials. Individuals in this position are required to exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn the policies concerning infection control.

Must have own transportation to move from site to site and/or home to home to provide patient care.

Possesses excellent communication and organizational skills.

About Us:

MidHudson Regional Hospital

MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, is home to the mid-Hudson Valley's most advanced healthcare services. This 243-bed facility cares for more than 10,000 inpatients annually while performing an additional 325,000 outpatient procedures each year. MidHudson Regional Hospital operates the area's only Level II trauma center, is home to the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Center for Robotic Surgery, and is a destination hospital for patients with serious illnesses and injuries.?

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