Physical Therapist - NICU
Core
Provides evidence-based physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning for premature, medically fragile, and high-risk neonatal patients in a Level IV NICU.
Role type
Neonatal Physical Therapist (NICU)
Builds
Developmental outcomes and functional recovery for critically ill newborns
Domain
Healthcare / Neonatology / Pediatric Rehabilitation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Neonatal assessment, developmental care, positioning strategies, feeding readiness support, interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based interventions
Preferred skills
Level III/IV NICU experience, developmental care training, experience with medically fragile infants
Technologies
Standardized assessment tools, developmental care protocols
Responsibilities
Conduct neurodevelopmental assessments and interventions, collaborate on feeding readiness, educate families on care, participate in discharge planning, monitor developmental outcomes, implement interdisciplinary treatment plans
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on clinician