What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at City of Colorado Springs?
Physical Therapist
In this position, you'll provide physical therapy services and treatment to City employees both in preventative and injury rehabilitation capacities. This includes case management through accurate evaluation and reassessment of the injured worker with appropriate treatment and documentation and accurate reporting.Come explore the possibilities a career with the City of Colorado Springs can offer!
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**This position is designated as a temporary assignment for an anticipated period of 13 months**
As a Physical Therapist, you will:- Determine treatment of injured employees by proper use of modalities
- Provide evaluations in ergonomics, work capacities, and job analyses
- Provide manual therapy including joint mobilization, manual traction techniques, and soft tissue techniques
- Establishes progressive exercise routines with home exercise programs and work conditioning with work simulation tasks for safe return
- Conducts ergonomic evaluations for new employees and as needed for established employees
- Establishes treatment goals and charts patients’ progress
- Schedules patient appointments
- Performs administrative functions including scheduling patients and meetings; charts, files and; conducts and analyzes patient data
- Other duties as assigned
- Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Knowledge of manual therapy techniques including joint mobilization and manual traction techniques and soft tissue techniques including craniosacral therapy, neuromuscular massage, scar massage, myofascial, and TPR
- Knowledge of Ergonomic and job analysis, safe return to work best practices
- Ability to Establish progressive treatment, home exercise programs, and manage treatment plans for patients
- Ability to conduct range of motion (ROM) testing under the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment to determine Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
- Ability to work closely and maintain a positive relationship with providers and other clinic staff
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a physical therapy, health care sciences, or other related field
- Three years of full-time physical therapy experience
- Possess upon hire a Certification as a State Board Certified Physical Therapist
- Posses upon hire Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR/AED) certification
The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.
- Experience in Workers' Compensation, Site Evaluations, Colorado Medical Treatment Guidelines and/or Occupational Health
Please contact City Recruiting at city.recruiting@coloradosprings.gov for any questions about this position.
Salary : $85,526 - $102,672