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Looking for ideas for a part-time PT practice - April 7, 2006 3:41:00 PM
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pwrandall
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From: Elk Grove, CA
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Hi all,
I haven't been around much due to my new vocation as a full-time parent to my now 8 month old daughter. While I'm loving being a parent, I'm missing my career and considering doing a little private practice in the evenings to keep my feet wet and possibly to build up into a regular practice in the future.
My experience is in orthopedics and I am/was pretty good at what I was doing, but possess no specialty certification, just one year-long OMT program locally.
I have a great deal of interest in pediatrics (especially pediatric ortho problems--go figure) and spent one full-time affiliation as a student in an outpatient peds setting that I really enjoyed...once again no certification or experience other that that, but I have many contacts who would certainly help me out.
Finally, my undergrad degree was in exercise physio and I've completed a CSCS prep course (but never spent the money on certification) and I've an interest in the new health and wellness niche so this has some appeal as well.
Obviously, I'm just brainstorming still, but I figure that several thousand brains on this site versus my single myopic brain (that is turning too swiss cheese due to only interacting with an 8 month old) have a better chance of steering me in a realistic direction.
Sorry for the long post, I just love the thought the adults may communicate with me and I'm milking it for all it's worth. :D
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Re: Looking for ideas for a part-time PT practice - April 7, 2006 4:07:00 PM
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tc
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Joined: January 7, 2004
From: Los Angeles area
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If you'd like to get some solid footing in peds ortho, I'd see if you have a local Shriner's hospital that you can work per diem at to get more experience, or a children's hospital, etc. I've found that's a great environment to increase your knowledge base, as adult ortho is so different than peds ortho. I would think it would be hard to just start out on your own if you don't have a lot of experience. Another great training place with ortho is CCS (California Children's Services). There's got to be one local to you, but usually they require people to work full time. But if they are really in need they might do part time. They train you for a full month and it's LOTS of ortho.
Well, those are my ideas, I don't know much about incorporating the other knowledge you have. I'm primarily peds. :)
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Re: Looking for ideas for a part-time PT practice - April 10, 2006 5:29:00 AM
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bhenchodh
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You can look into pediatrics in a home health care agency setting. If you can find one that hires independent contractors then you have the opportunity to wet your feet into setting up your own business and having the HHA pay your company. Or not. Cool thing is you can take deductions on expenses for your business, thus less taxes to pay. Real plus point is that you make your own hours. You get referrals from them and you treat the patients in their homes. Peds pays double in home care so nearly 70 and up per visit compared to 50 and up for adult. You can decide how many cases you can handle depending on your free time from being a parent. I am really simplyfying the process but home care is one avenue where you make more money and have more autonomy on your schedule. Remember to get your own malpractice insurance.
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