Are you looking to pursue a career in physical therapy or an experienced professional deciding on where to take your career next? Working in the healthcare industry, including the physical therapy industry, means that you get to choose from several different care environments including but not limited to outpatient physical therapy clinics, home healthcare services, hospitals, telehealth, self-employment, and residential care facilities.
Whether you’re looking for a change of pace or you’re considering the next destination in your career, take a look at some of the many reasons you should consider working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic with Upstream Rehabilitation!
New Challenges and Variation
One of the best reasons you should consider working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic with Upstream Rehabilitation is the new challenges and variety that come with each work day. As you work in an outpatient setting, you’ll interact with new faces daily. Your caseload will consist of people from all walks of life who have unique treatment challenges and concerns that you’ll work to solve.
Every patient will present unique challenges where you will need to implement a tailored treatment program that is specific to their needs and goals. Each interaction you have will give you an opportunity to conduct a comprehensive assessment, help them alleviate pain, improve function, and help them reach their goals.
From one day to the next, you’ll be able to have a variable work day that is different from the others in the same week. If you’re an individual who strives to encounter new challenges and seek variation in your day-to-day work life, then you should consider working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic.
Consistent Scheduling
Working in healthcare can present many challenges, including scheduling. One of the many benefits of working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic is consistent scheduling. Each one of our clinics has a consistent schedule to see patients each week, which means that you don’t have to worry about spending extra time racing through a hospital wing to catch up on a workload of patients when you’re supposed to be getting ready to pack up and go home after your shift.
Working in outpatient physical therapy can give you the consistency you’re looking for so you can also avoid having to cancel or rearrange plans due to last-minute changes in the workload you might experience in other healthcare settings.
Growing Number of Outpatient Clinics with Upstream Rehabilitation
As the baby boomer generation begins to retire in record numbers, excellent physical therapists and support staff will be needed to provide exceptional levels of care over the next several decades. The healthcare industry is primed for expansion and healthcare-related occupations are expected to grow 13 percent over the next decade. Physical therapists and their employment projections are expected to grow 17% over the next decade. Physical therapy assistant and aide positions are also expected to grow 24% over the next decade.
With a rising need for qualified physical therapists and support staff over the next several decades, Upstream Rehabilitation and our family of brands are ready to meet the challenge to help our patients get back to doing the things they love most.
At Upstream Rehabilitation, we’re rapidly expanding across the nation with over 1,200 outpatient physical therapy clinics. With a nationwide footprint, you can choose to work in dozens of states and can advance your career as new opportunities continually present themselves in a growing company like Upstream Rehabilitation.
If you’re looking to build or advance your career in an industry with a growing company like Upstream Rehabilitation in an industry that is primed for expansion over the next several decades, you should come work with us as we’re the largest pure-play provider of outpatient physical therapy in the nation.
Continuing Education
Growing throughout your career also includes learning new skills while on the job and through continuing education opportunities. Working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic and setting means that you’ll have the opportunity to learn on the job every single day as you encounter new individuals and new clinical challenges to overcome. You’ll have the opportunity of working alongside a team of other talented PTs and clinicians who will help you learn new ways to diagnose and treat patients.
In addition, at Upstream Rehabilitation we make continuing education a priority so we can provide the best care we can to our patients. We offer industry-leading continuing education courses and structured clinical career tracks that help inspire professional development and personal growth opportunities. Every day you walk into one of our outpatient physical therapy clinics, you’ll have an opportunity to learn and grow on the job.
Mentorship Opportunities
Working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic also provides plenty of mentorship opportunities for both new graduates and experienced clinicians. New grad clinicians will spend a full year of personal development, mentorship, and a gradual increase in their caseload to prepare for managing a full caseload while providing superior clinical outcomes. Experienced clinicians can also choose to pursue other areas which can include business, research, advocacy, clinical excellence, or pass on their knowledge to the next generation of physical therapists through leadership and teaching pathways.
Working in an outpatient physical therapy clinic means you’ll have no shortage of opportunities to be mentored by world-class clinicians and be presented with the same opportunity to pass your knowledge to others as well.
Work in Outpatient Physical Therapy with Upstream Rehabilitation and Our Family of brands
Upstream Rehabilitation and our family of brands are actively hiring passionate and qualified physical therapists and support associates for clinical and non-clinical roles nationwide. If you’re seeking to make a difference in others’ lives, then you should pursue a career in outpatient physical therapy with Upstream Rehabilitation.
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- “Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides : Occupational Outlook Handbook.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 8 Sept. 2022, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physical-therapist-assistants-and-aides.htm.
