Physical Therapist

St Anthony Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, is seeking an outpatient Physical Therapist to provide a continuum of services for neuromuscular, orthopedic, and other disorders in a fast-paced setting.

You will promote mobility, strength, and functional recovery through targeted therapies and patient education. You will evaluate patients, develop treatment plans with measurable goals, implement therapy activities, document progress, and collaborate with the care team to ensure smooth discharge

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy required.
• Licensed PT in the state of employment or NLC licensure required.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association required.
• Master's or Doctorate in Physical Therapy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and completes initial evaluation within department standards.
• Performs evidence-based interventions addressing rehabilitation needs.
• Develops treatment plans with measurable goals and coordinates discharge planning.
• Implements therapy activities per care plan and tracks outcomes.
• Documents evaluations, progress notes, and treatment records per standards.
• Communicates with patients, families and healthcare team while maintaining confidentiality.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy

Physical Therapist license from state or NLC

Basic Life Support (AHA)

Master's or Doctorate in Physical Therapy

Tools

EMR

Job description

Where You'll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our outpatient Physical Therapist, you will provide a continuum of services to patients suffering from neuromuscular, orthopedic, and other physically-related disorders. You will play a vital role in restoring their optimal health and well-being. Every day, you will utilize the rehabilitation process to provide mobility training, strengthening exercises, modalities, specialized manual therapy, and neuromuscular re-education. You will be personally accountable for upholding our organizational mission and core values in all aspects of patient care. To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical expertise in treating a diverse range of physical disorders. Your ability to apply various therapeutic techniques, promote patient recovery, and align with our core values will be crucial in helping patients achieve their optimal health.

• Evaluates patients, presenting or referred to physical therapy, by completing initial evaluation within time standards per department protocol.
• Performs a variety of best practice and evidencebased therapeutic interventions to address the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient.
• Establishes appropriate treatment plan with measurable and attainable goals and time frames by collaborating with patient, family, and other members of the healthcare team including discharge planning.
• Selects and implements therapy activities per plan of care to ensure that patient, family, and therapy goals are met. Applies appropriate diagnostic and prognostic testing for musculoskeletal, neurological, and neuromuscular conditions.
• Standardized testing will include special tests to determine level of disability and track outcomes over the patient care experience. Documents all patient care activities including evaluations, progress notes, and detailed treatment records per standards of practice and regulatory/thirdparty payer requirements.
• Evaluates assigned patients and develops treatment plans including specific goals and activities, reassessing and modifying plans as necessary based on patient's current level of function and makes appropriate disposition recommendations.
• Communicates effectively to all patients, families, staff, physicians, and other customers concerning physical medicine and rehabilitation services by direct verbal and/or written communication respecting confidentiality at all times.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy
• Physical Therapist in state of employment or Physical Therapist license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Preferred

• Master's or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy
• Previous work experience providing direct patient care in outpatient, inpatient or inpatient rehab unit
• Prior use of electronic medical records (EMR)
• Dry Needling Certification or Education ONLY REQUIRED If performing the Dry Needling function: Dry Needling Certification or Education