Sports Physical Therapy Fellow — Upper Extremity

UW Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

UW Health is seeking a Sports Physical Therapy Upper Extremity Fellow in Madison, Wisconsin. The role focuses on advanced sports medicine in an upper-extremity specialty with mentorship, didactic and clinical training, and collaboration with physicians and high-performance teams.

Travel to Dunedin, FL for six months to work with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, with opportunities in elite baseball settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy required or
• Master's degree in Physical Therapy required.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist in the State of Wisconsin; Florida licensure eligibility if assigned to the Toronto Blue Jays facility in Florida (Upon Hire).
• Certified athletic trainer or EMT or have taken an approved Emergency Responder course (Upon Hire).

Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in didactic education designed to advance clinical reasoning and pattern recognition in sports medicine and sports physical therapy.
• Challenge own and others’ clinical decision making through constructive feedback in didactic units and case presentations.
• Form alliances with patients and their families with the common goal of optimizing function and return to sport following injuries or procedures.
• Learn advanced clinical biomechanics for evaluation and treatment in upper extremity clinics – swimmers, throwers, and tactical athletes.
• Participate in Sports Performance coaching and training with travel baseball club teams.
• Receive and modify practice patterns based on mentor feedback.
• Teach in sports medicine education series, symposiums, and outreach programs.
• Collaborate weekly with board certified and fellowship trained physicians and surgeons, including clinical observer roles.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy

Master's Degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

UW Health is seeking a Sports Physical Therapy Upper Extremity Fellow in Madison, Wisconsin. The role focuses on advanced sports medicine in an upper-extremity specialty with mentorship, didactic and clinical training, and collaboration with physicians and high-performance teams.

Travel to Dunedin, FL for six months to work with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, with opportunities in elite baseball settings.