Physical Therapist - Outpatient

Tomah Health • Tomah, WI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist provides outpatient physical therapy services, including assessment, treatment planning and implementation, patient and family education, communication, and leadership. The role may involve caring for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults, with care tailored to each patient’s developmental needs. The therapist evaluates functional needs and outcomes, develops and adjusts care plans, delivers therapy within applicable standards and the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Practice Act, and documents evaluations, goals, plans, treatments, and required prescriptions and signatures. The therapist also works with patients, families, staff, students, interns, and other specialists to support positive patient outcomes and contributes to professional development, quality improvement, and a constructive work environment.

This position is based in the outpatient area. Part-time or full-time schedules are available, with a full benefits package for either option. The day shift runs Monday through Friday, with shifts as early as 7 a.m. or as late as 6 p.m.; a holiday and weekend on-call rotation is required. Pay is based on experience. Sign-on bonuses are offered at $15,000 for full-time hires and $7,500 for part-time hires, paid in installments of $3,750, with the first installment occurring on the closest pay period for the new hire.

Requirements

• Completion of the prescribed course in accordance with the minimum essentials for Physical Therapist schools as prescribed by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the AHA.
• Current licensure to practice as a Physical Therapist in Wisconsin.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent human relations skills and the ability to interact positively with customers and employees.
• Ability to acquire knowledge and maintain established competency levels for essential physical therapy practice.
• Proficient computer skills, including the ability to work in a Windows environment.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions and under stress, with minimal supervision, and to exercise initiative and judgment in analyzing, organizing, planning, prioritizing, scheduling, and coordinating work.
• High level of intelligence, integrity, responsibility, and ability to comprehend and analyze details.
• Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for patients from infancy through geriatrics.
• Ability to provide therapeutic services in an aquatic environment as needed.
• Physical ability to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects and to talk and hear; frequently stand, walk, and reach; occasionally sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel or crouch, and smell; and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Good hearing to receive detailed oral information and distinguish sounds, and visual acuity to assess color changes, verify written materials, and accurately prepare and administer medications.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care, evaluate functional needs and outcomes, and consult with other specialists as needed.
• Reassess patients’ functional needs and adjust care plans to support optimal outcomes.
• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations, including tests of muscles, nerves, joint integrity, and functional ability.
• Conduct therapy within defined standards of care and the current Physical Therapy Practice Act in applicable treatment areas.
• Instruct patients, families, staff, students, and interns, adapting instruction to developmental age, ability, readiness to learn, and potential learning barriers; use diagrams or handouts as needed.
• Provide age-specific care to pediatric and geriatric patients and respond appropriately to patients with physical or mental challenges.
• Direct support staff in achieving patients’ functional goals and communicate effectively with professional and support staff.
• Promote a positive, problem-solving environment and follow hospital and departmental policies, quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Document evaluations, treatment goals, and plans; update documentation regularly and maintain required prescriptions and signatures.
• Support professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Provide direction and leadership to staff, students, and new graduates, and serve as a community resource for physical therapy.
• Maintain professional conduct and ethics and demonstrate proficiency with computer documentation and other computerized patient information.
• Keep coworkers informed of changes in care delivery on the Medical/Surgical floor.
• Coordinate quality improvement projects related to inpatient physical therapy and assist with related data collection and analysis.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Participate in a holiday and weekend on-call rotation.

Benefits

• Full benefits package for both part-time and full-time positions.
• $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time hires or $7,500 sign-on bonus for part-time hires, paid in installments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed