Physical Therapist

Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center; Scobey (MT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in rural Montana is seeking an enthusiastic and innovative physical therapist to join a growing rehabilitation department in a rural Critical Access Hospital and Outpatient Clinic. The role offers part-time or full-time hours and involves planning, organizing, and delivering PT services to the community and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities include evaluating and treating patients, supervising PTA and RCA, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Review requests for physical therapy and physician 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.
• Apply agents such as ultrasound, estim, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, 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 review and sign treatment plans, etc.
• Discuss patient treatment methods and problems 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.

Experience an asset but not essential. New grads welcome.

Therapy Functions:

1. Review requests for physical therapy and physicians' orders.
2. Evaluate type of therapy most desirable after consulting with physician.
3. Provide effective and efficient evaluation and treatment and modify as needed.
4. Instruct patients and/or family members and staff in home programs as well as care and use of adaptive equipment.
5. Provide patient education.
6. 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.)
7. Apply agents such as ultrasound, Estim, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, (e.g.; active, passive) etc., as required.
8. Ensure therapy notes are informative and descriptive of the care provided and of the patient's response to care.
9. Meet with attending physician/medical director, and other medical staff, etc., as necessary.
10. Have attending physicians(s) review and sign treatment plans, etc.
11. Discuss patient treatment methods and problems with support staff (PTA, RCA) regularly.