Physical Therapist PRN - Inpatient
Quick Summary
Completes direct and indirect patient care to evaluate, create plans of care, coordinate care, educate, and treat patients. The above is driven by best practice assessment and intervention strategies.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy if graduated prior to 2002 OR Master’s degree in Physical Therapy if graduated prior to 2016 OR Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.
Requirements
~1 min readMinimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy if graduated prior to 2002 OR Master’s degree in Physical Therapy if graduated prior to 2016 OR Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.
- Licensed as a Physical Therapist by the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy or eligible for licensure.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree OR Doctorate in Physical Therapy PLUS (2) two years of experience in Physical Therapy.
- Inpatient therapy experience with emphasis on orthopedic conditions
- OCS
This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
This position is located at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital (TOSH) on the UAMS Campus in Little Rock. The position will be integral in treating post-operative joint and spine patients in both inpatient and PACU settings.
We value mentorships, continuing education, and a multidisciplinary approach to care.
The inpatient physical therapist provides an individualized evaluation, during which the client, family/caregiver, and physical therapist determine the patient's goals, customize interventions to optimize the person's ability to perform functional activities, and continuously assess progress towards goals to ensure goals are being met and/or to modify the intervention plan based on the patient's needs and skills. Functional outcomes data is completed through collection of best practice data via patient questionnaires, performance measures, and documented treatment interventions.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Completes direct and indirect patient care to evaluate, create plans of care, coordinate care,
- →educate, and treat patients. The above is driven by best practice assessment and intervention strategies.
- →Completes best practice patient care documentation and appropriate review of patient
- →PHI prior to implementing and during direct patient care plans for both insurance reimbursement and Joint Commission standards.
- →Initiates multi-disciplinary collaborative efforts with referring providers
- →to communicate patient progress and outcomes to ensure best practice patient care provided.
- →Other Duties As Assigned
Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.
All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS
Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.
What We Offer
~1 min readLocation & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- ≈ $124,800 a year
- 21% above the $103,178 median for Physical Therapist jobs on Jobera (2,796 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- Today
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 29, 2026
- First seen
- October 29, 2026
- Last seen
- October 29, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 63%
- Scored at
- October 29, 2026
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