Physical Therapist-Kamiah Location

St. Mary's Health & Clearwater Valley Health; Kamiah (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus Upon Hire

Job summary

St. Mary's Health & Clearwater Valley Health Kamiah Clinic is seeking a qualified Physical Therapist to evaluate, plan, and administer medically prescribed physical therapy treatments for inpatients and outpatients in an outpatient orthopedic setting.

Under the direction of the Rehabilitation Director, the PT conducts comprehensive assessments, develops a Plan of Care to promote function and safety, coordinates with other providers, ensures accurate documentation, and maintains HIPAA

Qualifications

• BS Degree in physical therapy (PT).
• Current state PT license.
• CPR certification.
• Basic understanding of physical therapy services across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care.

Responsibilities

• Performs a comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and safety assessment of assigned patients as evidenced by clinical documentation.
• Develops a Plan of Care to promote optimum function and safety as documented in the clinical record.
• Coordinates patient care with other providers ensuring optimal patient care and effective communication as noted in the clinical record.
• Maintains and enhances personal knowledge as well as promoting professional standards in physical therapy.
• Follows hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information at all times. Follows HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.
• Communicate with patients, families and co-workers in person, in writing and on telephone.

Education

BS Degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Location: Kamiah Clinic

Outpatient Orthopedic Setting

Under the direction of the Rehabilitation Director, evaluates, plans, and administers medically prescribed physical therapy treatments to inpatients and outpatients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs a comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and safety
• assessment of assigned patients as evidenced by clinical documentation.
• Develops a Plan of Care to promote optimum function and safety as
• documented in the clinical record
• Coordinates patient care with other providers ensuring optimal
• patient care and effective communication as noted in the clinical record.
• Maintains and enhances personal knowledge as well as promoting
• professional standards in physical therapy.
• Follows hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne
• pathogens.
• Maintains confidentiality of all hospital and patient information at
• all times. Follows HIPAA regulations and policies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.
• Communicate with patients, families and co-workers in person, in
• writing and on telephone.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS Degree in physical therapy (PT)
• Current state PT license
• CPR certification
• Basic understanding of physical therapy services across the spectrum
• of inpatient and outpatient care.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to maintain a standing and/or sitting position.
• Typical equipment used in a clinical job.
• On feet a minimum of 8-12 hours, depending on length of shift.
• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting and pushing heavy
• equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Read charts, dials, equipment settings, literature and other printed
• and handwritten materials.
• Work with equipment and computers (keyboarding).
• Marys and Clearwater Health operates 24 hours per day each day of
• the year; operational needs of departments may require that you be available to work all shifts, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the patients.
• Marys and Clearwater Health Clinic locations have operation hours
• based on locations and patient needs therefore availability to work all clinic shifts, weekends and holidays as appropriate for location will be expected and required.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment.

Benefits:

• Relocation Assistance Available
• $10,000 Sign-on Bonus Upon Hire