Physical Therapist

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Key Position Details:

Allina Health is looking for a Physical Therapist to support the River Falls Area Hospital team.

• 1.0 FTE (40-hours per week)
• 8-hour day shifts

• Every 5th weekend rotation

• Benefit eligible

• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Meet one of our patients and their story working with our Physical Therapists and learn more about our collaborative approach to whole person care: CKRI - Rachel Secrist story - FINAL (V8) (brightcove.net)

Job Description:

To provide quality care that is appropriate, efficient, effective patient care meeting the patient's requirements for physical therapy.

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides therapy to patients.
  • Assesses each patient, as related to the therapy requested on physician referral and provides reassessments.
  • Gathers data including patient past and current health issues, systems review, selection of tests and measures to elicit additional information.
  • Makes clinical judgments based on examination and data gathered to generate an accurate therapy diagnosis.
  • Predicts optimal level of improvement and amount of time needed to reach that level.
  • Uses reexamination to determine whether predicted outcomes and goals are reasonable and modifies as necessary.
  • Involves patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
  • Designs implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.
  • Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
  • Coordinates, communicates, documents and bills per program, regulatory and professional standards.
  • Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient or client.
  • Make referrals to other practitioners as appropriate.
  • Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care per professional guidelines.
  • Supervises the therapeutic program and maintains oversight of the plan of care.
  • Promotes rehab services by ensuring patient and physician satisfaction.
• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
  • Supports and promotes new services as requested.
  • Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
  • Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.
  • Assists co-workers in managing the teams' productivity/performance targets.
  • Manage their daily patient schedule.
  • Assists in maintaining an efficient clinic flow including assisting with scheduling, cleaning rooms and laundry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
• 0 to 2 years in the practice or program area

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist - MN State Board of Physical Therapy required if providing services in Minnesota upon hire
• Licensed Physical Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if providing services in Wisconsin upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days
• Valid Driver's License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver's license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment if providing services for Home Care and Hospice

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weightUp to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently