Senior Physical Therapist
Company: MidHudson Regional Hospital
City/State: Poughkeepsie, NY
Category: Service/Trades
Department: Preschool
Union: Yes
Union Name: N/A
Position: Part Time
Hours: M-F
Shift: Day
Req #: 50409
Posted Date: Nov 02, 2026
Hiring Range: $45.92/HR - $57.73/HR
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Job Details:
The Senior Physical Therapist renders physical therapy services in the preschool setting providing support, strategies, and appropriate interventions and supervision for the preschool staff, programs, children and their families. The Senior Physical Therapist position recognizes therapists who have achieved and maintained an elevated level of clinical competency, proficiency, autonomy and/or expertise in their practice. The responsibilities of this position are as follows and foster increased autonomy and independence in practice and self-directed initiative. RESPONSIBILITIES Performs Diagnostic Services
Performs services in three clinical areas, including but not limited to: (Screening, Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK), 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 Individualized Education Program (IEP) format within a transdisciplinary @context.
Implements child specific long- and short-term goals consistent with IEP format within transdisciplinary @context.
Provides support for program staff to formulate and implement child specific long- and short-term goals consistent with IEP format within a transdisciplinary @context.
Demonstrates the ability to use IEP Direct and all other IEP programs and goals.
Utilizes strategies effectively based on IEP goals including the use of multimodal strategies, selection and use of appropriate therapy materials, and the modification of methods and interventions including, but not limited to, physical environment and daily routine, adult-child and child-child interactions
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
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: serving on a safety team, oversight of infection control implementations, assists with documentation audits.
Leadership
Actively participates in research on potential updates, modifications, and/or improvements to clinical or departmental protocol/instrumentation/testing methods.
Ability to independently problem solve and reprioritize as caseload changes and/or schedule changes occur; maintains productivity expectations.
Ability to manage and articulate concerns professionally to challenging staff and family/caregiver.
Performs 1- 2 in-services/case study for staff per year, on topic of interest.
Mentoring newer staff formally and informally.
Demonstrates greater than the minimum credits of continuing education credit within a 3-year period.
Evidence of lecturing to outside disciplines (lectures, team meetings, in-services, etc.).
Demonstrate an additional administrative role/responsibility within the department.
Successful mentorship of at least 1 full time student in a given year when assigned to the school program.
Successful completion and ownership of performance improvement project for the department.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE
3 plus years of experience required.
EDUCATION
Have received an education, including a doctoral degree in Physical Therapy or determined to be equivalent, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Must possess license and current registration issued by the New York State Education Department as a Physical Therapist.
OTHER
Good knowledge of current, professional theory, technique and practices of physical therapy;
Good knowledge of physical therapy mobility and adaptive devices and utilization of same;
Ability to motivate children toward their highest level of functioning in a preschool setting;
Ability to instruct children in therapeutic activities;
Ability to plan, lay out and implement activities designed to achieve the maximum amount of function in their projects/activities;
Ability to determine functional abilities and limitations;
Ability to record observations and data;
Ability to write clear, concise and appropriate notes;
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position;
Ability to work well with others;
Ability to effectively use computer applications; good judgment; manual dexterity; resourcefulness; creativity; emotional stability and maturity; initiative; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
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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