Outpatient Physical Therapist

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

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

Position Overview

This position is for a licensed, full-time Physical Therapist that is looking to join our team providing outpatient services to the Shreveport area. Specialists Hospital Shreveport offers a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of clinicians dedicated to providing quality care for our patients. Our caseload is primarily orthopedic seeing both chronic and acute conditions as well as providing post-operative care to the spine and extremities. Dry needling certification is preferred.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs physical therapy evaluations, establishes appropriate plans of care, and effectively implements treatments to restore patient to maximum function
• Collaborates well with designated team of PTAs and supervises PT technicians to provide best quality of care for patient
• Maintains accurate paper and electronic record of documentation of services rendered per hospital and state guidelines
• Cultivates relationships with referring physicians and communicates as necessary regarding patient care
• Creates and maintains good patient-therapist rapport to ensure successful therapy experience
• Assists in on-call weekend coverage for inpatient floor (up to 2 weekends per quarter)

Requirements

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

Benefits and Compensation

• Paid holiday, sick, and vacation after probationary period
• Health, vision, and dental coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 401K
• CEU annual allowance and licensure reimbursement

Specialists Hospital Shreveport is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.