Physical Therapist

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's Salt Lake City is seeking a Pediatric Physical Therapist to join a collaborative, mission-driven team focused on high-quality, compassionate care for children. You will provide comprehensive evaluation and tailored treatment to support development, function, and family engagement, while aligning with evidence-based practice and safety standards.

The role emphasizes education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuity of care across the treatment journey within our

Qualifications

• Education to obtain a license in the state of practice.
• Licensed in the state of practice and BLS certification.
• 1+ year physical therapy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competency in patient examination including history and systems review.
• Designs and implements a comprehensive treatment plan based on assessment.
• Fabricates orthotic devices as indicated by the treatment plan.
• Explains exercises and equipment use in family-friendly language.
• Maintains HIPAA-compliant, timely clinical documentation.
• Participates in program development and departmental responsibilities.

Skills

1+ year PT experience

Clinical examination skills

Treatment planning

Orthotics fabrication

HIPAA compliant documentation

Education

License in state of practice

BLS certification

Job description

Company Overview

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.

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. 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

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

We invite you to explore the many rewarding career paths at Shriners Children's, from clinical and non-clinical positions to education and research opportunities. We're always looking for driven, compassionate professionals to join our team as nurses, physical therapists, medical assistants, administrative staff and much more. No matter where you're located, you'll find openings at our Shriners Children's facilities across the U.S., in Canada and Mexico and at our corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Eligible Shriners Children's employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, retirement matching and so much more!