Physical Therapist

DANIELS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER; Scobey (MT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

DANIELS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER seeks an enthusiastic physical therapist to join our rural rehab team in a Critical Access Hospital and outpatient clinic. This role offers either part-time or full-time hours and a chance to serve the surrounding CAH community and schools (optional).

You will plan, provide, and coordinate PT services within a multidisciplinary team, supervise PTA and RCA staff, and contribute to patient education and home programs.

Qualifications

• New grads welcome.
• Experience is an asset but not essential.
• Willingness to work in a rural CAH and outpatient clinic.

Responsibilities

• Review requests for physical therapy and physicians' orders.
• Evaluate therapy type after physician consultation.
• Provide evaluation, treatment, and modify as needed.
• Instruct patients/families and staff in home programs and adaptive equipment.
• Provide patient education.
• Determine equipment usage and adjust PT treatments.
• Apply ultrasound, Estim, manual therapy, therapeutic exercises as needed.
• Ensure therapy notes describe care and patient response.
• Meet with attending physician/medical director and other staff as needed.
• Have plans reviewed and signed by attending physicians.
• Discuss treatment methods with support staff regularly.

Job description

Looking for an enthusiastic and innovative part- time or full-time physical therapist to join a growing rehabilitation department based in a rural Critical Access Hospital and Outpatient Clinic.

Duties include: providing, planning and organizing PT services to the community and surrounding areas including CAH, outpatients, school (optional), supervising PTA and RCA and working in a multidisciplinary team environment including PT/OT/ST, providers and nursing staff.

Therapy Functions

Experience an asset but not essential. New grads welcome.

• Review requests for physical therapy and physicians' orders.
• Evaluate type of therapy most desirable after consulting with physician.
• Provide effective and efficient evaluation and treatment and modify as needed.
• Instruct patients and/or family members and staff in home programs as well as care and use of adaptive equipment.
• Provide patient education.
• Determine proper equipment usage, application and body position, and make adjustments as necessary in the administration of physical therapy treatments )e.g.; gait training, modalities, manual therapy, therapeutic exercises, etc.)
• Apply agents such as ultrasound, Estim, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, (e.g.; active, passive) etc., as required.
• Ensure therapy notes are informative and descriptive of the care provided and of the patient's response to care.
• Meet with attending physician/medical director, and other medical staff, etc., as necessary.
• Have attending physicians(s) review and sign treatment plans, etc.
• Discuss patient treatment methods and problems with support staff (PTA, RCA) regularly.