Work Schedule
Full time, 40 hours per week. Shifts scheduled Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM with occasional weekend shift based upon department rotation. Hours may vary based on the operational needs of the department.
Pay
Additional components of compensation may include:
Be part of something remarkable
Start your career in physical therapy at UW Health.
We are seeking an Acute Care Physical Therapist Resident to:
Attend and participate in didactic education designed to advance clinical reasoning and pattern recognition in acute care physical therapy.
Challenge your own and fellow residents’ clinical decision making through constructive feedback in didactic units and case presentations.
Form alliances with patients and their families with the common goal of optimizing function following acute illness or injury.
Collaborate with other providers in coordinating patient and family care across multiple services.
Receive and modify practice patterns based on constructive feedback from mentors.
Learn more about the Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency
At UW Health, you will have
An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.
Qualifications
Work Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging
UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.
UW Health is an integrated academic health system that is home to the No. 1 hospital in Wisconsin (for the 14th year in a row) as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. We’re made up of six main hospitals, one JOA partner hospital in Madison and two hospitals located within the main hospital in Illinois. We also have more than 90 clinics across Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
UW Health cares for more than 832,000 patients each year and employs more than 25,500 people — one of the region’s largest employers. Many of our 1,800 physicians are faculty members at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, one of the nation’s highly regarded medical schools.
