Physical Therapist, Lymphedema

Allina Health•Plymouth, MN

1d•$39 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

Blend specialized lymphedema management while working with a diverse Physical Therapy patient population. Develop niche expertise without sacrificing variety in your day-to-day work, with support to build your lymphedema skills. Supported by a collaborative team, mentorship, and sustainable caseloads, you’ll grow your impact and your career. This Physical Therapist role offers the opportunity to combine specialized lymphedema management with a variety of other Physical Therapy patient needs- creating a balanced, engaging practice that expands both your clinical skills and impact. For candidates without experience, structured onboarding, mentorship, and supported lymphedema training are provided during the first year. Position is based out of an outpatient clinic - Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Associates Plymouth. This is a 0.8 FTE position with 8-hour day shifts and no weekends.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
0 to 2 years in the practice or program area
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
Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 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

Nice To Haves

No prior lymphedema experience or certification required.
CKRI provides paid training, covers certification costs, and offers dedicated time for learning.

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.