Physical Therapist, Ortho

Allina Health•Apple Valley, CA

2d•$39 - $53•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. This role is primarily focused on orthopedic care, with some opportunity to work with pelvic health patients as part of the overall caseload. For candidates without experience, structured onboarding and mentorship is provided during the first year. Position is based out of an outpatient clinic - Courage Kenny Sports and Physical Therapy Apple Valley. Full-time, 1.0 FTE position, 8-hour day/evening shifts, Monday-Friday. 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
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association OR Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross OR 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

Some opportunity to work with pelvic health patients

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.