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Fairview Health Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Physical Therapist - Outpatient Pediatrics

Physical TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

We are seeking a pediatric physical therapist to join our team at Fairview Masonic Children's University Hospital in Minneapolis!

This PT will work in our outpatient clinic and have the opportunity to be part of a highly collaborative pediatric team that places a strong emphasis on evidence-based care and family involvement.

The Fairview Masonic Children's University Hospital campus provides a wide range of medical specialties along with pediatric therapy and is designed to foster the highest level of collaboration between specialty physicians and pediatric therapists.

Ideal candidate will have pediatric pelvic floor experience and experience with POTs patients. In collaboration with patients and families, the physical therapist is responsible for providing safe and effective delivery of patient care within scope of practice.

This includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis, planning, intervention and establishing outcomes.

FTE: 0.8 - 1.0, authorized for 64-80 hours per pay period.

Schedule: Monday - Friday; regular business hours with a few evenings, likely until 5:30pm or 6pm.

Full benefits such as medical, HSA, dental insurance, vision insurance, 403b, PTO, Shift Differentials, health & wellbeing resources, paid for continuing education credits, and more!

Fairview Rehabilitation offers a broad range of services that serve patients across 10 acute-care hospitals, 3 post-acute settings and 70 outpatient adult and pediatric therapy clinics. Consisting of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy as well as Audiology and Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab, our therapists collaborate with colleagues in all medical settings and offer dozens of specialty programs.

As an academic health system with residency and fellowship programs and a rehab-focused clinical quality team, we have a collaborative culture that is centered on learning with an emphasis on evidence based, patient-centered care. Rehab’s continuing education program offers 40+ continuing education courses per year at no cost to employees and further supports numerous external CE courses each year.

As a member of the Fairview rehab team, you would have opportunities for formal mentorship, clinical specialization and further recognition and compensation through our clinical specialist program. As an industry leader in rehabilitative care with nationally recognized programs, our therapists play a critical role in helping patients reach their goals and live more fulfilling lives.

Responsibilities

  • The physical therapist partners with the patient and family while performing the Evaluation/Re-evaluation
  • Gathers pertinent data
  • Performs examination
  • Determines treatment diagnosis
  • Develops an individualized plan of care through collaboration with the patient and family
  • Analyzes data to identify needs and potential risks
  • Determines prognosis for recovery
  • Establishes individualized goals with patient and/or caregiver
  • Individualizes plan of care considering developmental level and cultural differences
  • Implements and modifies plan of care based on reassessment and patient response
  • Coordinates care and communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team for all aspects of patient care
  • Establishes appropriate discharge plan
  • Partners with patients and families to provide skilled intervention
  • Implements plan of care
  • Alters treatment/plan of care to reflect change in patient status and response to treatment
  • Assesses patient and/or caregiver learning needs and provides appropriate education

Required Qualifications

  • Physical Therapy License in the state of Minnesota or temporary license in the state of Minnesota
  • Basic Life Support (American Heart Association or Red Cross)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Doctorate of Physical Therapy
  • 1 year experience
  • Pediatric outpatient pelvic floor experience

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: fairview.org

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions.

Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Physical Therapy license in Minnesota and Basic Life Support certification. A Doctorate of Physical Therapy and one year of experience, specifically with pediatric outpatient pelvic floor therapy, are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Pediatric physical therapyOutpatient careEvidence-based practicePatient evaluationTreatment planningPediatric pelvic floor therapyPOTS patient careInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationDischarge planningClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physical Therapist - Outpatient Pediatrics at Fairview Health Services a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) — ranked against 519 active Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Pediatrics — Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 26% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Relocation assistance
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Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics (Physical Therapy) listings

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  • No weekends

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Fairview Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
HSA
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
403b
PTO
Shift Differentials
Health & Wellbeing Resources