Physical Therapist (Pediatrics)
Compensation
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Job Description
Caring for our community starts with you. Join a team that believes everyone deserves care.
Candidates must reside within NorthLakes' service area at the time of hire and maintain residency throughout employment.
- ## $7,500.00 Sign-On Bonus
- Responsible for planning and administering physical therapy treatment plans designed to promote overall fitness and health of patients.
Essential Job Functions
- Essential Functions of the Job: [Other duties may be assigned.]
- Consult with and evaluate the patient to determine patient goals and needs.
- Diagnose and treat movement dysfunction.
Create plans of care and document patient records in accordance with regulatory, licensing, payor, and accrediting requirements.
Provide education on therapy exercise techniques and use of adaptive equipment such as walkers or wheelchairs.
Provide hands-on therapy such as massage, thermotherapy, dry needling, etc. as applicable.
Work collaboratively with other providers including other therapists, surgeons, and the patient’s primary care provider.
- Clean and maintain equipment to ensure clean and safe work environment.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Qualifications and Education Requirements
Minimum Level of Completed Education: Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited physical therapy school
Prior years of experience in similar role: 1-2
Experience with systems, computer applications/software: None required. Electronic Medical Record experience preferred.
Required (or Preferred) Licensure/Cert/Credentials: Successful passing of the National Physical Therapy Examination; must have active Wisconsin Physical Therapy license
Benefit Statement
For full time and part time employees who work 24 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
Medical and Dental Insurance
Employer Paid Group Term Life and Disability
Employer Contribution Toward Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
- 6 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Leave Bank
- 403(b) with a 4% employer match
Various Voluntary Benefits
- Vision Insurance
- Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
- Tuition reimbursement
Health and Wellness Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
Partner of HRSA/NHSC Loan Repayment Program
Our Mission is to respond to the healthcare needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to wellness.
NorthLakes Community Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.
At NorthLakes Community Clinic, our organizational competencies highlight the behaviors and values that guide how we work and provide a shared foundation for performance, development, and growth throughout an employee’s career with us.
NorthLakes Community Clinic Organizational Competencies
Mission Driven - Advances the organizational mission, vision and values in executing job duties.
Customer Service - Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets proper customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met.
Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
Creativity - Generates new ideas, supports change, provides innovative solutions, solves problems creatively.
Integrity - Earns the trust and confidence of coworkers and customers through honest communication, ethical behavior and professionalism in all interactions.
Teamwork - Contributes to meeting team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a cooperative team atmosphere.
Self-Development - Seeks out and accepts feedback, is a proactive learner, takes on tough assignments to improve skills, keeps knowledge and skills up-to-date, turns mistakes into learning opportunities.
Job Knowledge - Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.
Communication - Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading, listening and interpersonal skills.
Dependability - Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.
Trauma/Resilience Informed - Understands that trauma is prevalent and resilience can be cultivated and improved; and operates in a manner consistent with these principles.
Key Responsibilities
The physical therapist is responsible for evaluating patients, diagnosing movement dysfunction, and creating personalized treatment plans. They will also provide hands-on therapy, educate patients on exercise techniques, and collaborate with other healthcare providers.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school and possess an active Wisconsin Physical Therapy license. Successful completion of the National Physical Therapy Examination is required, along with 1-2 years of relevant experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 46% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pediatrics listings in Wisconsin | 15 active | 450 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 46% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $8k sign-on · loan repayment | Wisconsin Physical Therapist listings: 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment336 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Pediatrics pay trend | +2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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