Physical Therapist - Outpatient Pelvic Health & Orthopedics - Fairview Health Services

Be a part of our M Health Fairview Rehabilitation Services team at our Elk River & Fridley clinics! We are seeking a physical therapist to provide pelvic health and orthopedic outpatient PT services. The Elk River and Fridley M Health Fairview Rehab Services teams partner to provide outpatient, multi-specialty therapy services to the northwest Twin Cities metro area. Preferred candidate will have experience in providing interventions for Women’s, Men’s, and Pediatric pelvic health populations. Where training and experience is limited, M Health Fairview offers mentoring and development opportunities for professional growth. 

• FTE 1.0, authorized for 80 hours per pay period with opportunity for additional hours, if desired.
• Schedule: Four days per week, Tuesday - Friday, two days at each location.
• Full benefits such as medical, HSA, dental insurance, vision insurance, 403b, PTO, Shift Differentials, health & wellbeing resources, paid for continuing education credits, and more!

M Health Fairview Rehabilitation offers a broad range of services that serve patients across ten acute-care hospitals, three post-acute settings and 70 outpatient adult and pediatric therapy clinics. Consisting of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy as well as Audiology and Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab, our therapists collaborate with colleagues in all medical settings and offer dozens of specialty programs.

As an academic health system with residency and fellowship programs and a rehab-focused clinical quality team, we have a collaborative culture that is centered on learning with an emphasis on evidence based, patient-centered care. Rehab’s continuing education program offers 40+ continuing education courses per year at no cost to employees and further supports numerous external CE courses each year.

As a member of the M Health Fairview rehab team, there are opportunities for formal mentorship, clinical specialization and further recognition and compensation through our clinical specialist program. As an industry leader in rehabilitative care with nationally recognized programs, our therapists play a critical role in helping patients reach their goals and live more fulfilling lives.

The Physical Therapist partners with the patient and their care providers while performing evaluation and re-evaluation. Captures and applies pertinent data, performs examination, and determines treatment diagnosis

Develops an individualized plan of care through collaboration with the patient and family

Analyzes data to identify needs and potential risks, settles prognosis for recovery, and establishes individualized goals

Implements and modifies care plan based on reassessment and patient response

Coordinates care and communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team for all aspects care & establishes appropriate discharge plan

Partners with patients and families to provide skilled intervention

Implements and alters treatment to reflect change in patient status and response to treatment

Assesses patient and/or caregiver learning needs and provides appropriate education

Documentation/Billing

Uses acceptable medical terminology and follows professional practice standards.

Professional Expectations

Prioritizes tasks and patient care for effective time management.

Completes documentation in a timely manner per department standards

Stays in sync with department billing standards

Meets or exceeds departmental standards for productivity

Identifies opportunities for process /quality improvement

Crafting and implementing improvements, and participates in and supports entity/system initiatives

Understands and maintains licensure/certification requirements

Advises team members and/or supervises students as designated

Pursues professional development to support clinical standard processes

Participates in and supports entity/system initiatives

Adaptability

Travels to and provides care in multiple settings as assigned

Demonstrates personal flexibility to meet staffing and patient needs

Manages unanticipated changes throughout the day

Demonstrates ability to provide care with a variety of clinical populations

Completes assigned duties prior to transition to subsequent setting and/or establishes handoff for continuity of care

Adaptable in responding to demands of multiple processes and supervisors

Requires access to reliable transportation to be present at various locations to conduct and meet reasonable business needs

Required License/Certification/Registration
Physical Therapy registration/licensure in the state of Minnesota or temporary license in MN
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred Education & Experience
Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy
1+ year of Physical Therapy practice

1+ year experience with Women’s, Men’s, and Pediatric pelvic health