Orthopedic Outpatient Physical Therapist — Team Impact & Growth

Specialists Hospital; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Dental insurance

Job summary

Specialists Hospital in Shreveport, LA seeks a licensed, full-time Physical Therapist to join our outpatient team. Our caseload emphasizes orthopedic conditions, with post-operative spine and extremity rehab as needed.

Dry needling certification is preferred, and cold collaboration with PTAs helps deliver high-quality care. Responsibilities include evaluations, care planning, documentation, and maintaining patient rapport, plus occasional weekend inpatient on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of physical therapy.
• Licensed to practice physical therapy in Louisiana.
• Dry needling certification preferred.
• Current BLS certification (with AED) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs PT evaluations and establishes plans of care with effective treatments.
• Collaborates with PTAs and supervises PT technicians.
• Maintains accurate documentation per hospital and state guidelines.
• Cultivates relationships with referring physicians and communicates patient care.
• Creates and maintains good patient-therapist rapport for successful therapy.
• Participates in on-call weekend coverage for inpatient floor (up to 2 weekends/quarter).

Skills

Outpatient PT practice

Team collaboration

Documentation

Patient rapport

On-call weekend coverage

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of physical therapy

Job description

Specialists Hospital in Shreveport, LA seeks a licensed, full-time Physical Therapist to join our outpatient team. Our caseload emphasizes orthopedic conditions, with post-operative spine and extremity rehab as needed.

Dry needling certification is preferred, and cold collaboration with PTAs helps deliver high-quality care. Responsibilities include evaluations, care planning, documentation, and maintaining patient rapport, plus occasional weekend inpatient on-call coverage.