Position Details
Seeking a Doctor of Physical Therapy for the position of Clinical Instructor of Physical Therapy in the School of Health Professions and Sciences - Clinical Affairs Department. Job requirements include providing clinical care to the adult orthopaedic population through evidence-based practice. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams of PT, OT, and SLP to provide timely and expert treatment to patients in the Rehabilitation Faculty Clinic. The essential functions of the position include clinical care for a large population of patients. The position will also serve as clinical faculty for the DPT program and supervise students in the clinic. The provider may also have the opportunity to be a faculty member of the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency, which includes mentoring and didactic teaching, depending on qualifications. Must maintain professionalism, confidentiality, strong organizational skills, and effective interaction with other LSU Health Shreveport departments
The applicant must meet the following:
- Must have a DPT degree from accredited physical therapy program.
- Licensed in the state of Louisiana.
- Experience in Outpatient Orthopaedic rehabilitation.
- Experience treating individuals with acute, subacute, and chronic orthopaedic dysfunction.
- Serve as a clinical instructor to entry-level DPT students.
- Board-certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy or intention on becoming certified.
- Routinely seeks evidence-based practice.
- Interest in clinical research.
PSN/PER Number: PSN 46472/PER 3037
Salary Range: $85,000 - $95,000
Primary Location: Shreveport, LA (On-Site)
The LSU Systems Office has provided LSU Health-Shreveport employees with excellent benefit options designed with you and your dependents in mind. Our Benefits Section is available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to help answer any questions you might have about these benefits.
- Salary is commensurate with experience and training
- Generous Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Optional Retirement Plans
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