Physical Therapist

Allina Health System•Faribault, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Allina Health/CKRI, we offer Physical Therapists the opportunity to make an impact on the lives of individuals in our community. Become part of a supportive team that values your expertise, fosters professional growth, and the resources to deliver exceptional care. You’ll find your purpose in helping others regain their independence, a culture of innovation, and the chance to be a vital part of a leading rehabilitation institute transforming lives every day. The role involves providing quality care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective, meeting the patient’s requirements for physical therapy.

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
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

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.

Benefits

well-being dollars
dedicated well-being navigators
many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey
employee resources groups (ERGs)
various community involvement and volunteering events
Medical/Dental
PTO/Time Away
Retirement Savings Plans
Life Insurance
Short-term/Long-term Disability
Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program