As one of the nation’s leading pediatric health care systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 300,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.

Nemours duPont Pediatrics, Deptford, is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated health care system in New Jersey, providing convenient, easy access to services and staff from the Nemours Children’s Health System. We offer a range of outpatient specialty medical and surgical services, as well as ancillary testing, to families in South Jersey.

The Therapy clinic at the Deptford, NJ location will be a full service therapy clinic with occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech language pathology, including feeding and swallowing evaluation and treatment services. This location will also have a therapeutic pool, and we will offer full-service aquatic therapy. This clinic will also include sports medicine and full concussion testing programming.

Therapy space will include individual treatment and evaluation rooms, as well as a large open gym.

Provides physical therapy evaluation and treatment for children ages 0-18 years with a wide variety of developmental and traumatic injuries. Center will also have a Sports Medicine focus and provide full services for sports injuries and concussion evaluation and treatments. Therapeutic pool will be on-site for use with all patients. Will be part of a larger therapeutic team that provides ongoing educational opportunities, mentoring and educational funds to attend conferences and workshops. Will have ability to participate in our student mentoring program.

Requirements

• B.S. or higher-level degree in Physical Therapy.
• Clinical affiliation and/or work experience in pediatrics preferred. Experience with physically and/or mentally challenged populations preferred.
• Must be eligible for Delaware and New Jersey State License to practice Physical Therapy.
• 1-2 years pediatric experience preferred.