Physical Therapist- Outpatient Pediatrics

Curative Care•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Love where you work! Are you searching for a career at a place where you look forward to each day's challenges and rewards? At Curative Care, you can be part of a team of excited individuals making a real difference in family's lives. We offer fantastic benefits and a great, fully immersive training program. Come see why we were voted one of the Journal Sentinel's Top Workplaces of 2025! Position provides rehabilitation services to clients within the scope of WI Physical Therapy Scope of Practice. Evaluates, creates treatment plans, and implements therapy regime for mostly pediatric clients with a variety of disabilities. Accurately performs all necessary documentation to chart treatment rendered, progress toward goals, communication with referral sources and to support billed services. Interacts effectively with peers clients by establishing effective and therapeutic relationships. Communicates effectively with all stakeholders. Interacts closely with clients, which involves physical movements such as kneeling, crawling, stooping, lifting, supporting body weight, stepping up and down, grasping, pinching and hand manipulation. Essential Functions: Independent in evaluation, treatment, documentation, and follow through with patients, their families, and providers. Takes direction from supervisor and mentors; functions well with appropriate supervision. Ability to handle simple to moderate case complexity, involving one to two outside providers, mild behavioral or mental health issues and limited co-morbidities. Supervises a minimum of one grad student per year (8-12 weeks) plus two observation students, as appropriate Provides education and coaching to others outside the physical therapy discipline. Examples include describing the role of physical therapy, advocating for physical therapy, instructing other disciplines on physical therapy treatment, educating physicians and other providers, instructing and coaching parents in home programs Provides in-service to the local department following attendance at a continuing education event Carries out special projects as assigned

Requirements

Bachelors, Master’s Degree or DPT degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program
Current physical therapy license in the state of Wisconsin

Responsibilities

Evaluates, creates treatment plans, and implements therapy regime for mostly pediatric clients with a variety of disabilities.
Accurately performs all necessary documentation to chart treatment rendered, progress toward goals, communication with referral sources and to support billed services.
Interacts effectively with peers clients by establishing effective and therapeutic relationships.
Communicates effectively with all stakeholders.
Independent in evaluation, treatment, documentation, and follow through with patients, their families, and providers.
Takes direction from supervisor and mentors; functions well with appropriate supervision.
Ability to handle simple to moderate case complexity, involving one to two outside providers, mild behavioral or mental health issues and limited co-morbidities.
Supervises a minimum of one grad student per year (8-12 weeks) plus two observation students, as appropriate
Provides education and coaching to others outside the physical therapy discipline.
Provides in-service to the local department following attendance at a continuing education event
Carries out special projects as assigned