Description

Physical Therapist

Here at McKenzie Health our patients and their families are our number one priority. We take pride in providing a high level of care to the community and surrounding areas. This position needs someone with a pleasing personality and customer service attitude. If you are someone who loves interacting with people, putting them at ease and helping others, this position may be for you.

What we have to offer:

• Lifestyle: Opportunity to live in a caring and welcoming community.
• Activities: Only hours away from MT. Rushmore and the Canada boarder
• Educational Opportunities: We offer tuition assistance and reimbursement. We encourage our employees to grow and will help you to flourish within our hospital.
• Culture: McKenzie Health is growing by the day. We offer many different specialties, OB, Peds, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care and value the A.I.D.E.T program.

What you will do:

• Responsible for evaluation, planning, directing, and administering physical therapy modalities of treatment as prescribed by a licensed physician. Administers treatments and physical agents as prescribed by a referring physician in an effort to restore function and prevent disability following injury, disease or physical disability.

Responsibilities:

• Implement selected components of care and interventions in a technically competent manner.

• Instruct and counsel patients effectively in exercises.

• Identify patient’s needs and exhibit compassion, caring, and empathy to individual differences.

• Recommend options, courses of action or modifications in selected treatments ensuring patient’s progress, safety and comfort.

• Complete documentation to support the delivery of physical therapy services.

• Measure performance and report on patient’s medical record

• Adhere to ethical and legal standards.

• Ensure continued competence and updated field knowledge activities.

• Excellent knowledge of physiology best practices and standards

• Hands on experience with therapeutic exercises, functional training, and physical modalities - spine experience preferred.

• Ability to communicate and instruct effectively.

• Health care administration and documentation skills

Qualifications

What you will need:

• Current State Physical Therapy Licensure, graduate of an approved school of Physical Therapy or graduate of accredited college or university with a certificate in Physical Therapy.
• Three (3) or more years of previous experience in all aspects of physical therapy preferred.
• Current BCLS certification.