Physical Therapist - Injury Management

Glacier Federal•Portland, OR

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Glacier Federal, LLC is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide injury-management, rehabilitation, prehabilitation, and human-performance services for military personnel. This role works within an integrated performance team to reduce injury risk, restore function, shorten lost-duty time, and support safe return to full mission capability. The integrated program supports the readiness, durability, recovery, and long-term well-being of military personnel performing demanding operational missions.

Requirements

Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, or an equivalent professional physical therapy degree, from a CAPTE-accredited program.
Current, unrestricted Oregon Physical Therapist license or an Oregon Physical Therapy Compact privilege before the start of performance.
Current Basic Life Support and CPR/AED certification from a nationally recognized provider.
Demonstrated competence in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, injury rehabilitation, movement assessment, and return-to-activity decision support.
Ability to maintain complete, accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation.
Ability to work effectively with high-performing adults in a multidisciplinary, operational environment.

Nice To Haves

Board certification in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS) or Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS) through ABPTS.
Experience supporting military, special operations, tactical, collegiate, professional, or athletic populations.
Experience with injury surveillance, performance testing, load management, and interdisciplinary return-to-duty planning.
Prior Federal healthcare, DoD, military human-performance, or tactical experience.
Active Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

Conduct and document initial and follow-up physical performance assessments and provide timely, individualized feedback.
Evaluate neuromusculoskeletal conditions and develop evidence-based rehabilitation, prehabilitation, mobility, and return-to-duty plans within the authorized scope of practice.
Deliver individualized care and monitor progress using objective outcome measures relevant to tactical athletes and mission demands.
Coordinate with Government medical staff and other human-performance professionals to align care plans, training modifications, and duty recommendations.
Develop, maintain, and annually update standard rehabilitation and prehabilitation protocols used by the program.
Identify conditions requiring care outside the program, make appropriate referrals, and support maintenance of the medical-referral log.
Support development of remote rehabilitation or training plans when requested and clinically appropriate.
Assist with safe use, inspection, cleanliness, and routine care of rehabilitation and recovery equipment.
Collaborate with the integrated human performance team and participate in required care-coordination and program meetings.
Document encounters, referrals, outcomes, and Government-defined metrics accurately and within required timelines.
Contribute discipline-specific findings and recommendations to program reports, assessments, planning, and continuous improvement.
Protect sensitive information, maintain professional boundaries, and comply with all scope-of-practice, privacy, safety, installation, and security requirements.