Physical Therapist Job Bloomington area,Minnesota USA,Healthcare

Summary

Cook Hospital is seeking aFull Time Staff Physical Therapist to join our Rehabilitation Team at our facility in Cook, Minnesota.

Details

Full Time (0.8 - 1.0)
Day Shift
Pay range: $40-$50/hour
Sign on Bonus: $7000

Benefits

Cook Hospital & Care Center is pleased to offer the following benefits to all regular full and part-time employees working a .5 FTE (20 hours/week) or above. Employees become eligible on the first day of the month following 90 days of their date of hire.

Eligible the first of the month after 90 days:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid holidays and PTO
Extended Illness Bank (EIB)
Long-term disability and life insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA), VEBA, and FSA
PERA Public Retirement (Minnesota)
Free membership to on-site wellness center
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Bereavement leave
Earned Sick and Safe Time

Casual employments are eligible to accrue earned sick and safe time.

Responsibilities

The staff Physical Therapist is directly responsible to the Director and/or his or her designee for direct and non-direct patient care issues.

To accomplish this job, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

Scheduling patients for treatment and evaluations.

Preparing reports and records by department/facility personnel.

To inform appropriate personnel of inventory of materials and supplies for their area.

Utilizing skills of volunteers who may assist intheir area.

Utilizing skills of Student Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistants and Physical Therapists.

Utilizing skills of Rehab Secretary and Rehab Aide appropriately.

B. Evaluations:

To be responsible for the evaluation of patients referred for physical therapy.

To be responsible for completion and submission of all reports pertaining to the evaluation in a timely manner, 24 hoursor less.

To see that all referral sources are advised of department/facility action with the case referred.

C. Treatment:

To practice Physical Therapy consistent with the American Physical Therapy Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice policies.

To maintain a patient treatment scheduleconsistent with the needs of the department/facility.

To confer with the person(s) most closely associated with the active management of the patient and to keep them informed of any additional patient needs, treatment modification and/or progress.

To treat patients and function as a Staff Physical Therapist as necessary.

To treat patients of any age (e.g. infants,children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics, elderly, ages 1-120 years),race, creed, gender and disability without bias or prejudice.

To respect and understand the patient’s right to treatment and right to involvement in treatment decisions.

To practice ethical responsibility based on thecultural, ethnic and religious beliefs of the patients served and applicable law.

D. Records and Reports:

As per facility guidelines to be responsible forthe authentication, preparation and submission of department/facilityreports, ensuring confidentiality of all records, including:

Evaluation reports/summaries
Discharge reports/summaries
Letters of medical necessity
Progress reports to referring physicians and agencies
Current progress notes on all patients within their area
Special reports as requested by the Director.
Daily attendance records and summaries of same.

E. Meetings and Conferences

To attend and participate in Department/Facility Meetings as required

To attend regular department/facility meetings to:

Report on and discuss activities and needs of department/facility
Discuss patient’s needs and progress
Discuss reports and records
Discuss expansion in terms of future goals andneeds

F. Professional Status and Public Relations:

To keep abreast of new techniques and trends in Physical Therapy.

To attend…