Physical Therapist - Casual

Northern Montana Health; Havre (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Montana Hospital seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to join our team in Havre, MT. You will provide medically prescribed PT addressing impairments to improve patients' quality of life after injury or disease.

Qualifications include graduation from an APTA-accredited program and MT licensure. The position emphasizes empathy, sound judgment, and excellent patient communication. Salary commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an American Physical Therapy Association-accredited program.
• Current licensure to practice Physical Therapy in Montana.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and conducts medically prescribed physical therapy addressing impairments and functional limitations to improve the patient’s quality of life after injury or disease.
• PT assessment and treatment will consider patient gender, age, cultural differences, and educational needs.

Skills

Amiable personality

Sound judgments

Empathetic attitude

Education

APTA-accredited program

Montana licensure

Job description

About Northern Montana Hospital

Northern Montana Hospital (NMH) is the center of a comprehensive system of medical and health care services, staffed with a team of caring professionals who are dedicated to meeting the growing needs of our Hi-Line communities. The not-for-profit, 25-bed Critical Access Hospital features a 24-hour physician-staffed emergency department, with state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging and electronic medical record services. Our large, quiet labor/birthing rooms are private and located away from other patient care areas. The private patient rooms on the 5th floor Medical/Surgical Department boast views from every window. Administration, staff, and medical providers are committed to delivering high quality, comprehensive health care services to the people of the Hi-Line communities of Montana.

Specialties of our active staff of doctors include Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Hematology, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Pain Management, Pathology, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology, Radiology and Women's Health. For the convenience of our patients, we also host visiting physicians at our clinics in the areas of:CardiologyNeurologyPediatric PulmonologyUrologyRadiation OncologyNephrologyEndocrinologyOptometry.

About the role

Organizes and conducts medically prescribed physical therapy addressing impairments and functional limitations to improving the patient's quality of life following injury or disease. The physical therapy assessment and treatment will consider the patient's gender, age, cultural differences, and educational needs.

Qualifications

Completed a professional course of education which is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association. Current licensure to practice Physical Therapy in the state of Montana. Amiable personality, ability to make sound judgments, and the ability to maintain an empathetic and understanding attitude towards patients. Ability to successfully pass Background Check and Drug Screen. Salary commensurate with up to 10 years experience.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Equal opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Applicants requiring accommodation(s) during the application or interview process are encouraged to contact us at [e-mail] or 406-262-1401. Requesting an accommodation is voluntary and will not negatively affect your application. All requests will be kept confidential. NMH will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this job.