Physical Therapist

Shriners Children's; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 54,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's Salt Lake City is seeking a Pediatric Physical Therapist to join our collaborative and mission-driven team. This role provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment tailored to each child’s developmental, physical, and functional needs, delivered in an age-appropriate, family-centered way.

A significant focus is complex mobility and wheelchair services, including wheelchair evaluations, collaboration with families and vendors, equipment selection, and writing Letters of

Qualifications

• Education and licensure to practice physical therapy in the state of employment.
• BLS certification required.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competency in examination of the patient, including history and systems review.
• Designs and implements a comprehensive treatment plan using evidence-based practice.
• Fabricates orthotic devices as indicated by the treatment plan.
• Uses language appropriate to patient/family level and provides clear exercise instructions.
• Records clinical activity promptly and HIPAA-compliant documentation.
• Participates in program development and departmental responsibilities.
• Maintains knowledge on scope of practice, coding/billing, and compliant documentation.

Skills

License to practice PT

BLS certified

Communication skills

Education

Physical Therapy license

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Shriners Children’s Salt Lake City is seeking a Pediatric Physical Therapist to join our collaborative and mission-driven team. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on children and families by delivering high-quality, compassionate care in a setting that truly puts patients first.

As a Physical Therapist, you will 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.

A significant focus of this position is complex mobility and wheelchair services. The Physical Therapist in this role will spend a large portion of their time completing wheelchair and seating evaluations, collaborating with families and vendors, selecting appropriate mobility equipment, and writing detailed Letters of Medical Necessity to support procurement. This role is ideal for a clinician who enjoys problem-solving, technology, and helping children gain independence through customized mobility solutions.

You will 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—always putting the needs of children and their families first.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competency in the examination of the patient to include history and systems review, selection and administration of specific tests and measures to obtain clinical data


• Demonstrate the knowledge and advanced skills to design and implement a comprehensive treatment plan, utilizing evidence base practice, for patients of diverse ages and diagnoses based on their assessment


• Demonstrates and maintains current knowledge /skills necessary to fabricate orthotic devices as indicated by the treatment plan


• Utilizes language appropriate to patient/family level of understanding, and written or demonstrated methods for exercises/activities, splints and equipment use


• Records clinical activity as close as possible to the time care was delivered, only uses abbreviations approved by the facility, is objective and factual using quantitative metrics, and is HIPAA compliant


• Participates in program development and departmental responsibilities as assigned while demonstrating adherence to deadlines


• Responsible for maintaining current knowledge in changes related to scope of practice, coding/billing practices, compliant documentation and any other knowledge related to the compliant practice in a revenue cycle environment

Required Qualifications

• Education necessary to obtain License in State of Practice


• Licensed in state of practice


• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

The pay range for this position is $38.90 - $58.36. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.