0.8 FTE Acute Care Physical Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistant

Number of Job Openings Available: 1 Date Posted: February 15, 2023 Department: 31002000 Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Acute Therapy Abbott Northwestern Shift: Day (United States of America) Shift Length: 8 hour shift Hours Per Week: 32 Union Contract: Non-Union Weekend Rotation: Every Other Job Summary: To provide quality care that is appropriate, efficient, effective patient care meeting the patient’s requirements for physical therapy. Key Position Details: 0.8 FTE Acute Care PT or PTA Wednesday-Friday every other weekend holiday rotation Job Description:Principle 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. Job Requirements Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program required 0 to 2 years in the practice or program area required Licensed Physical Therapist - MN State Board of Physical Therapy required if providing services in Minnesota upon hire or Licensed Physical Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if providing services in Wisconsin upon hire and BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days Driver's License if providing services in Home Care and Hospice upon hire required Physical Demands Medium Work*: Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently People at Allina Health have a career of making a difference in the lives of the millions of patients we see each year at our 90 clinics, 12 hospitals and through a wide variety of specialty care services in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We’re a not-for-profit organization committed to enriching your career by providing ongoing training, competitive compensation, support for work-life balance and ways to give back to the communities we serve. Join our team of 27,000 employees – your career opportunities are limitless! Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere for our employees, patients, and community. Allina Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and will make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application Instructions: External Candidates: Click “Apply” to start your application. You will need to either create an account or sign into your account to submit an application. Employees: If you are a current Allina Health employee, you must sign into Workday and apply through Find Jobs to ensure that you are identified as an internal candidate.