Physical Therapist

Role Overview

• Provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment services tailored to each child’s developmental, physical, and functional needs.
• Care is delivered in an age-appropriate, family-centered manner, with a strong emphasis on education, collaboration, and continuity of care across the treatment journey.
• Completing wheelchair and seating evaluations, collaborating with families and vendors, selecting appropriate mobility equipment, and writing detailed Letters of Medical Necessity to support procurement.
• Work closely with an interdisciplinary team and local leaders to provide safe, compliant, and evidence-based care aligned with professional standards of practice.
• All care is delivered within the Shriners Children’s FOCUSED Program, our system-wide model of professional practice that emphasizes patient-centered care, teamwork, and excellence.

Requirements

• Required Education necessary to obtain License in State of Practice
• Licensed in state of practice
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Preferred 1 year Physical Therapy
• 1 year of PT or OT practice experience
• AOTA fieldwork educator certificate, APTA credentialed clinical instructor, or ASHA clinical fellowship mentor
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities in working with children at various levels of care
• Ability to work independently, work within a multidisciplinary treatment team, and collaborate and/or coordinate services with team members
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to interact effectively and sensitively with children and families of different developmental levels and cultural backgrounds.

Benefits

• All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day!
• Eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service.
• Eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected.
• Tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more!