Physical Therapist / PT

Join our team as a day shift, PRN, Physical Therapist in Westwood, NJ.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here: 

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people: 

• Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities. 

Your team is bigger than your department: 

Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. 

Responsibilities

• Provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease
• Restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health.
• Examine patients’ medical histories and then test and measure the patients’ strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function
• Develop appropriate treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1 years’ experience required (this requirement will be waived with a strong recommendation from an acute care or outpatient clinical affiliation)
• Current valid NJ State Physical Therapy license
• Maintain American Heart Association Basic Life Support HCP Certification

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Physical Therapy
• 2 years’ experience
• Experience with electronic health records

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.