Physical Therapist

Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs.  Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

• Evaluate patients for physical therapy, in the out-patient and in-patient setting, integrating the appropriate techniques of examination, history taking and systems review for musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and cardiovascular/pulmonary conditions.
• Plans the intervention for outpatients and inpatients, including utilizing the most appropriate intervention strategies, including frequency and time frames for optimal improvement, based upon the information gathered from the evaluation. Plans are appropriate to meet patient's specific age group.
• Implements treatment and interventions, consistent with the evaluation and plan of care including, but not limited to:  physical agents; mechanical modalities; electrotherapeutic modalities; protection techniques; assistive, adaptive, orthotic, prosthetic, supportive equipment; manual therapy techniques; functional training therapeutic exercise; patient/family instruction; coordination of care; communication and documentation appropriate to patient's specific age group.
• Performs re-evaluation of the patient to modify or re-direct interventions to reach therapy/patient goals; incorporate new clinical findings or address patient failure to respond to previous interventions.  Applies diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests.
• Documents outcomes of the evaluation, plan, intervention (treatment) and reevaluation process in an accurate, professional and timely manner.  Collects outcome data for departmental use, including performance improvement and patient satisfaction scores. Updates reports on patient's progress for peer review by members of the rehabilitative team.  
• Completes Departmental and Hospital wide requirements for continuing education including minimum contact hour requirements at clinical education days.
• Participates in community events, hospital committees, and other hospital needs in order to continue to grow awareness to services provided. 

• Graduate of an accredited college or university with a minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy

• Must possess (or be eligible for) a current license to practice Physical Therapy in the State of NJ.