Physical Therapist

Allina Health; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 121,265,000 - 160,147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental

PTO/Time Away

Retirement Savings Plans

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Allina Health in Minnesota seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to join the CKRI team, helping patients regain independence across diverse rehab settings. You will assess, treat, and re-evaluate, coordinating care with physicians and family, while maintaining documentation and compliance with standards.

The role offers travel between sites with mileage reimbursement, a 1.0 FTE schedule, and opportunities for professional growth within a leading rehabilitation institute that values care quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program.
• 0–2 years in the practice or program area.
• Licensed Physical Therapist – MN State Board required if practicing in Minnesota.
• Licensed Physical Therapist – WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if practicing in Wisconsin.
• Current BLS certification from AHA, ARC, or Allina in-house within 30 days.
• Valid Driver’s License; MN and WI residents must obtain a license within 60 days if serving Home Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy to patients and assess, reassess, and document progress.
• Gather health data, select tests, and make clinical judgments to determine therapy diagnoses.
• Coordinate, communicate, document, and bill per standards; involve family in goals.
• Design, implement, and modify therapeutic interventions; adjust plan of care as needed.
• Promote rehab services and participate in performance/process improvement activities.
• Manage daily patient schedule and assist with clinic flow and scheduling.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

MN State Physical Therapy License

WI State Physical Therapy License

Current BLS Certification (AHA/Red Cross/Allina)

Valid Driver’s License

Job description

Medium Work*: 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.

To provide quality care that is appropriate, efficient, effective patient care meeting the patient’s requirements for physical therapy.

Principal 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
• 0 to 2 years in the practice or program area

Licenses/Certifications

• 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
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  • 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

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently
• FTE 1.0 (80 hours per two week pay period)
• 8-hour day/evening shift typically 8a to 4:30p
• Occasional weekends
• Float between Acute Care, Inpatient Rehab, Outpatient Rehab, and Transitional Rehab settings to provide coverage for PTO and LOAs.
• Treat neurologic patient populations across the continuum of care.
• Travel between sites as needed with mileage reimbursement provided.
• Participate in a weekend rotation of up to 6 days per quarter(not 6 full weekends), with most staff working 2 days/quarter or fewer.
• Gain broad clinical experience through a unique role spanning multiple rehab settings.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $42.32 to $55.89 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Allina Health is committed to adhering with all applicable local, state and federal minimum wage requirements.

Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.

We are focused on creating an inclusive workplace so everyone can see themselves as part of our care team. Our care teams are as diverse as the communities we serve and proud to be contributing to the mission of a leading health care organization. Our pioneering approach to well-being helps every member of our care team feel a deep sense of connection and joy in their work.

Benefits Include

• 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
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer
• Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.