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Pediatric Physical Therapist - Children's National Hospital (Washington) DC
CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL
Division of Colorectal Surgery and Pelvic Reconstruction
https://childrensnational.org/departments/colorectal
Physical Therapist Position
The Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC is seeking a Physical Therapist II to offer Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and to organize an integrated program including teaching and academic efforts. The program provides state of the art colorectal, urologic, gynecological, and GI motility care for children and adolescents with Hirschsprung disease, anorectal malformations, spinal anomalies, and functional constipation with referrals coming for across the United States and around the world (48 states and 68 countries so far). The program is led by Dr. Marc Levitt who has performed more than 15,000 pediatric colorectal procedures, more surgeries covering the entire spectrum of problems involving the colon and rectum than have been performed by any other full-time practicing pediatric surgeon in the world. In addition to Dr. Levitt’s expertise, our integrated and comprehensive Center provides the complex multispecialty care these patients require. collaboration with Colorectal surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Neurosurgery, Nephrology, Pathology, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Psychology, Radiology, Gastroenterology, Otolaryngology, and Nutrition Therapy takes place to facilitate best outcomes for our patients. Beyond these medical providers, the Division provides a highly trained interdisciplinary team including Colorectal Nurse Clinicians, Advance Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants, Social Work, and Child Life Specialists. Research findings and involvement with the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (www.pcplc.org) allow our team to provide best practices founded in evidence.
Ideal candidates will have expertise in providing consultation and outpatient treatment to children affected by urinary and bowel incontinence, and prior colorectal and pelvic surgeries. Experience in working with youth from birth through adulthood is highly desirable. The therapist will also participate in the colorectal bowel management program supporting families and adjusting them to new bowel management regimens after surgery through pelvic floor physical therapy.
The unique collaborative model has the team’s physical therapist embedded in the program; an integral part of the multidisciplinary team comprised of colorectal surgery, gynecology, gastroenterology, urology, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nursing staff, and case management. All patients are screened prior to being seen, and the therapist sees all patients in need of care both in person and remotely. The Center sees the greatest number of patients, the most complex, and the most geographically diverse of any similar program in the world.
Surgical advances, pioneered by Dr. Marc Levitt, Division Chief, have markedly improved the quality of life for these patients, but these conditions remain a major challenge for the affected patients and their families.The Division of Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction at Children’s National Hospital. (https://childrensnational.org/departments/colorectal) The selected individual will have a primary appointment in the Division of Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstruction, in the Department of Pediatrics. Although the primary focus of the position is on clinical care, research, and other scholarly activities (e.g., presentations in conferences, publications etc.) are highly desirable. There are also numerous opportunities for collaborative research within the colorectal team as well as teaching opportunities and the development of a pelvic floor training program.
About Children’s National
(https://childrensnational.org/about-us)Serving the nation’s children for more than 150 years, Children’s National Hospital has been an innovator in pediatric health care around the nation and around the world. Children’s National is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Children’s National Hospital is ranked among the top 10 hospitals and programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The colorectal service provides pediatric care to children in across the country and world.