Physical Therapist: Full-Time

Department: Rehab Services      

Employment Status: Full-Time (1.0)- 80 hours per pay period

Benefit Status   

Full-Time

Benefits include: 

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  
• Employee Health Clinic (health ): Our health clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings 
• Please see more details about our benefits here: alomerehealth.com/careers

Hours:

• Outpatient Clinic Hours: 7:00am to 5:00pm
• Weekends: 1 weekend (Sat/Sun) every 13-14 weeks: day shift
• Holiday Rotation

Department Overview

Our Rehab department is fast growing and is looking for an innovative collaborative therapist who is excited to join a growing community with a supportive multidisciplinary team. We are looking for a team member who thrives in an innovative practice that strives for excellence to support the region’s growing demands for rehabilitative services.

Our Physical Therapists uphold Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Hospitality, Accountability, and when providing evidenced based interventions. Physical Therapists at Alomere Health strive for innovative practices that advocate for their patients and team. Physical Therapist excel in a changing field, are flexible to the needs of our patients, and department.

The Physical Therapist is responsible for organizing, developing, and directing Physical therapy services in accordance with the standards and practice of physical therapy, state and federal regulations, and Alomere Health's policies and procedures. The Physical therapist will provide high quality care, excellent customer service, fiscal responsibility, and maintain regulatory compliance at all times.

Patient Population: Primarily adult/geriatric in outpatient and inpatient settings, with potential for pediatric inpatients dependent on hospital admissions

Inpatient 20% Outpatient 80%

Position Objective

The Physical Therapist is responsible for organizing, developing, and directing physical therapy services in accordance with the standards and practice of physical therapy, state and federal regulations, and Alomere Health’s policies and procedures. The Physical Therapist will provide high quality care, excellent customer service, fiscal responsibility, and maintain regulatory compliance at all times. 

 Essential Responsibilities

• Communicate with referring provider(s) regarding patient progress and needs 
• Coordinate care with other professionals as needed to maximize patient outcomes 
• Act as a resource to the area therapists regarding progression of facility provided protocols
• Appropriate supervision and/or delegation of tasks in accordance with state laws and scope of practice 
• Adequate utilization of the electronic medical record including thorough research and retrieval of pertinent medical information 
• Complete accurate and timely therapy documentation and billing 
• Use of evidence based information and principles with application to therapy practice
• Provide safe, reliable, and efficient performance of appropriate therapy procedures to evaluate and treat patients across the lifespan
• Involve the patient and family (as appropriate) in discussion and development of the plan of care, expected outcomes and creation of patient specific functional goals 
• Develop a plan of treatment for each patient based on initial and ongoing evaluation 
• Evaluate mobility, strength, and current level of patient function, while setting goals to improve these areas that are scaled to patient abilities and realistically attainable 

Required Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy program (P.T., M.P.T., or D.P.T.) 
• Current (or eligible for) license from the MN board of Physical Therapy
• CPR certification

 Preferred Qualifications

• One year post-graduate experience 
• Electronic Medical Record experience 

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Knowledge of the role and scope of physical therapy services
• Ability to gather and critically analyze data to support rationale for appropriate patients evaluation and intervention
• Ability to observe and practice universal precautions, perform CPR, emergency first aide
• Ability to work in an environment that requires significant physical activity and mobility throughout the workday in a way that does not compromise patient or therapist safety 
• Ability to work in multiple settings and travel as needed to perform the job  
• Strong knowledge in the ability to utilize professional verbal, nonverbal, and written communication with patients, families, colleagues, and others

Union Position   

No