Physical Therapist - Motion Analysis Center - Shriners Children's

You can make a difference in a child’s life. Shriners Children’s is the largest provider of pediatric sub-specialty orthopedic and burn care in Northern California and is recognized by US News and World Report as a top pediatric hospital in the country.

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. 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 defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's Northern California offers a competitive salary and benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, health savings account (HSA), paid time off, pet insurance, continuing education and professional development opportunities. Other considerations include free parking, team-approached interdisciplinary care, friendly environment and the satisfaction that our patients are receiving the best care available.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for a Physical Therapist to join our Motion Analysis Center team.

This position is part time and benefits eligible. The pay range for this position is $55.71 - $78.65/hour. Compensation is determined based on relevant experience and department equity. 

This is not a remote position.

The focus of this position will be to perform state of the art physical therapy evaluation, coupled with 3D Motion Capture, in the evaluation and assessment of pediatric patients with complex movement difficulties. This core member of the Motion Analysis Center team will provide clinical support by performing physical examinations, data collection, and integration & interpretation of kinematic, kinetic, electromyographic, foot pressure, and clinical data into a comprehensive report for treatment decision making.  Duties will also include participation in gait and biomechanics research and providing education to the community and medical staff.  In this position, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with the interdisciplinary clinical team in the development of evidence-based treatment planning for our patients.  Through our dynamic team approach, you'll work with medical staff and the multidisciplinary team to design and implement individualized plans of care to meet the needs of the pediatric patients and their family.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum:

• Current CA Physical Therapist licensure (or eligibility) by the California Board of Medical Examiners
• CPR/BLS certification

Preferred:

• 1+ years of PT experience
• Pediatric experience
• PCS, OCS, or NCS

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in pediatric instrumented gait analysis as well as familiarity with Vicon motion capture systems or an M.S. in related field.  Candidates should have a demonstrated interest in biomechanics of human movement, an aptitude for research, and a high comfort level with technology.  Candidate should be detail oriented with strong computer skills.