Physical Therapist

CommonSpirit Health; Garrison (ND); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison is seeking a Physical Therapist to organize and conduct medically prescribed therapy programs and help patients reach their maximum performance while living within their capabilities.

You will contribute to a positive patient care experience through meticulous attention to detail and outstanding customer service, while collaborating with the care team to improve outcomes and ensure high-quality rehabilitation services in a rural hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure by the North Dakota State Examining Committee of Physical Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients, designs, implements, and progresses rehabilitation programs.
• Ensures timely, complete patient notes, certifications, and treatment instructions for billing
• Explains injury/condition, treatment purpose, and rehab goals to clients
• Manages heavy caseloads and supports colleagues, sometimes extended hours
• Develops new programs and collaborates with physicians to stimulate referrals
• Supervises students, teaches classes, and assists in department leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist, you will organize and conduct medically prescribed therapy programs. Every day you will help patients reach their maximum performance while learning to live within their capabilities. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, excellent customer service, contributing to a positive patient care experience.

• Patient Evaluation & Rehabilitation: Evaluates patients, designs, implements, and progresses rehabilitation programs, including clear home exercise plans
• Documentation & Billing Accuracy: Ensures timely, complete, and accurate patient notes, certifications, and treatment instructions, adhering to QI criteria and reflecting services provided for billing
• Patient Education & Satisfaction: Clearly explains injury/condition, treatment purpose, and rehabilitation goals to clients, ensuring their understanding and satisfaction with departmental care
• Workload Management & Efficiency: Demonstrates ability to manage heavy caseloads by improving personal efficiency, working extended hours when necessary, and assisting colleagues
• Program Development & Referrals: Develops new programs and collaborates with physicians to stimulate referrals, enhance relationships, and improve care quality
• Leadership & Departmental Oversight: Supervises students, teaches classes, provides public speaking, manages the department in the absence of a manager/staff PT, resolves departmental conflicts, and completes assigned reports

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy
• Licensed or eligible for licensure by the North Dakota State Examining Committee of Physical Therapists

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison includes the services of a 22-bed critical access hospital, a 26-bed skilled nursing facility, an attached rural health clinic, and an Emergency Department that is available 24 hours a day. We offer many outpatient services, including physical therapy, radiology services, laboratory services, cardiac rehabilitation, and IV treatments. Since opening in 1952, CHI St. Alexius Health Garrison has been dedicated to serving the residents of Garrison and the surrounding rural communities. The hospital is equipped with 4 emergency rooms, on-site lab, radiology, CT and physical therapy services. Our patients have access to 24/7 emergency care, swing-bed program, and acute care services.

Pay Range

$33.63 - $48.17 /hour