Physical Therapist - Per Diem - Weekends

Shriners Children's•Spokane, WA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Shriners Children’s is an organization recognized as a best mid-sized employer, dedicated to excellence in patient care, multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. They foster a learning environment valuing evidence-based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking, defined by compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience in pediatric specialty care. This position is for a Physical Therapist to join the Rehab team at Shriners Children's, a premier pediatric medical center specializing in burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties. The Physical Therapist is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of inpatients and outpatients, including infants, toddlers, school-age, and adolescent children. The role involves interacting with families and children in an age-appropriate manner to foster a family-centered care environment and includes supervisory responsibilities for various rehabilitation staff, students, and volunteers. This is a per diem, exempt, and benefits-eligible position, with compensation determined by years of experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Licensed in WA
Basic Life Support (BLS)

Nice To Haves

1 year experience in Physical Therapy
Experience with concurrent diagnoses — Preference for candidates with clinical experience treating pediatric patients who present with both orthopedic conditions (e.g., scoliosis, fractures, post-surgical) and neurodevelopmental diagnoses (e.g., cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, spina bifida).
Pediatric neuromotor assessment skills — Familiarity with standardized assessment tools such as the GMFM, Bruininks-Oseretsky Test (BOT-2), Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, or similar instruments used to evaluate motor function across neurodevelopmental profiles.
Orthopedic rehabilitation competency — Demonstrated ability to design and implement post-operative and conservative orthopedic rehabilitation programs adapted for pediatric patients with neurological comorbidities.
Family-centered care approach — Commitment to involving caregivers and families as active participants in goal-setting, home programming, and carry-over strategies across medical and community settings.
Experience with assistive technology and adaptive equipment — Working knowledge of orthotics, mobility aids, positioning systems, and adaptive equipment used with children who have complex physical presentations.
Interdisciplinary collaboration — Comfort functioning within a multidisciplinary team alongside occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, sports medicine, orthotics, and orthopedic surgery.
Spasticity and tone management experience — Familiarity with therapeutic approaches related to hypertonia, hypotonia, and spasticity management, including post-Botox rehabilitation, serial casting, and tone-inhibiting techniques.
Gait analysis and intervention — Experience with observational or instrumented gait analysis and the ability to design gait training programs for children with neuromotor and structural gait deviations.
Transition of care across developmental stages — Ability to adjust treatment philosophy, goals, and communication style across the full pediatric age spectrum, from early intervention through adolescence and transition to adult care.
Comfort with medically complex patients — Experience working with children who have multiple co-occurring medical needs, including those with genetic syndromes, metabolic conditions, or histories of complex surgical interventions affecting both the musculoskeletal and neurological systems.
Pediatric custom wheelchair assessment and vendor coordination — Experience conducting seating and mobility evaluations for custom manual and power wheelchair prescription in pediatric populations, including the ability to collaborate effectively with local durable medical equipment vendors to coordinate trials, fittings, modifications, and timely delivery of complex rehabilitation technology.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat inpatients and outpatients, including infants, toddlers, school age and adolescent children.
Interact with families and children of all ages in an age appropriate manner to foster a family-centered care environment.
Administer appropriate treatment techniques and modalities for the rehabilitation of children aged birth to 21.
Adhere to the scope and standards of practice as defined by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Use creativity, professional judgment, and problem solving techniques to achieve quality outcomes and provide the highest quality of patient centered care.
Participate in patient and family teaching and work collaboratively with other disciplines.
Play an integral role in facilitating functional performance through the integration of skill development, strength and movement, play based activities, and social-emotional development.
Supervise physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational / child life therapists, rehabilitation aides, students, and volunteers as assigned.

Benefits

Medical coverage on their first day
403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service
Paid time off (for FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period))
Life insurance (for FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period))
Short term and long-term disability (for FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period))
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans (for FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period))
Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected (for FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period))
Tuition reimbursement (Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees)
Home & auto (Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees)
Hospitalization (Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees)
Critical illness (Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees)
Pet insurance (Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees)