# Physical Therapist

**Company**: Sanford Health
**Location**: Thief River Falls, MN
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $33.00 - $52.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is seeking a Physical Therapist to join our team in Thief River Falls, MN. As a Physical Therapist, you will plan, organize, and deliver physical therapy programs to help patients recover and improve their mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and prevent deformities.

**Job Summary** Plans, organizes and delivers physical therapy programs that help clients/patients/residents recover and improve their mobility, relieve pain, increase strength and prevent deformities. Conducts examinations, evaluations, and interventions clients/patients/residents who are affected by injury or disease.

**Responsibilities**

- Utilizes tools and techniques to administer physical therapy interventions following safeguards.

- Documents client's/patient's/resident's information for evaluation; establishes therapeutic plans and modifies them if necessary.

- Educates clients/patients/residents and their family members about treatment plans/schedules and self-exercises to be continued at home.

- Knowledge of and utilizes appropriate age-related treatments and evaluations relating to the needs of clients/patients/residents.

- Demonstrate and incorporate knowledge of current research into daily treatment of clients/patients/residents.

- May treat individuals of all ages with varying diagnosis and disorders.

- Will demonstrate documentation in accordance with departmental guidelines and meet all regulatory requirements.

- Demonstrates level of treatment associated with their specialty provided to their clients/patients/residents.

- Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.

- Exhibits flexibility with acceptance of variable work schedules/assignments.

- Participates in activities to promote the department, Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health.

- Will be interacting with individuals outside of the department including but not limited to: providers, case managers, third party payers, public organizations, companies/contractual partners, etc.

- May be asked to supervise assistants, aides, and students as they provide client/patient/resident care, treatment, or other services.

- Will be expected to provide ongoing education and training to peers in the area(s) of expertise as determined by the department leadership.

- Performs other related duties as requested by manager.

- Based on facility needs and assigned locations, may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care and home health care environments.

**Qualifications**

- Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.

- Must be licensed in the state(s) of practice as a Physical Therapist.

- When applicable, may require valid driver's license.

- Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

- Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers required or within the first 60 days of employment.

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary range: $33.00 - $52.00 per hour

- Sign-on bonus: Up to $15,000 with a commitment

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## Skills

### Required
- Physical Therapy
- BLS certification
- Licensure as a Physical Therapist

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