Physical Therapist

Join Missoula Bone & Joint and Surgery Center as a Physical Therapist and experience an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact in your community! Located in scenic Missoula, Montana, this onsite role allows you to engage directly with patients, helping them regain mobility and enhance their quality of life. With great work-life balance and competitive pay range of $40.00 - $49.00 per hour, your expertise will be valued as you work in a fun and flexible environment dedicated to excellence and integrity. Collaborate with a professional team that prioritizes safety while focusing on patient satisfaction. This role is Full-time and has two options for a working schedule: (1) Four 10-hour shifts: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (Wednesday's OFF); (2) Five 8-hour shifts: Monday - Friday.

Embrace a culture that encourages problem-solving and innovation, making every day at work invigorating. Take the leap into a rewarding career where your skills truly matter and apply today!

Hello, we're Missoula Bone & Joint and Surgery Center

Come Join the Missoula Bone & Joint and Surgery Center Team! Culture, development, collaboration, and an energetic team atmosphere are a few of the great things Missoula Bone & Joint has to offer. Winners of the Top Employers Award four years running and known as Becker's 150 Greatest Places to work in healthcare proves this is a great company with professionalism and down-to-earth personalities from management, providers and staff.

Day to day as a Physical Therapist

At Missoula Bone & Joint, you will play a pivotal role in rehabilitating patients recovering from injuries and surgeries in an outpatient orthopedic setting. This dynamic role allows you to implement tailored treatment plans, utilizing cutting-edge techniques and therapies to restore mobility and function. You will work closely with a diverse range of patients, guiding them through their recovery journey and celebrating their progress every step of the way.

Your expertise will be essential in creating a supportive environment that empowers patients, helping them regain independence and achieve their rehabilitation goals. Join our dedicated team and make a lasting difference in the lives of those you serve!

Requirements for this Physical Therapist job

Candidates must possess a BS or MS degree or a Certificate in Physical Therapy from an APTA-accredited education program, coupled with a minimum of one year of clinical experience. The candidate must also have an active license to practice in the State of Montana. Effective communication skills are essential for building rapport with patients and collaborating with the healthcare team. Strong ethical and moral character references are crucial, as we pride ourselves on maintaining a culture of integrity and professionalism. Additionally, a willingness to support and encourage co-workers fosters a positive team environment, enhancing both patient care and job satisfaction.

If you are passionate about rehabilitation and possess these skills, you will excel in this rewarding role!

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Missoula Bone & Joint Job Description

Physical Therapist

Title

Physical Therapist

Main function

Responsible for providing patient care including assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing specialized physical therapy treatments. .

Duties and

Responsibilities

Duties and

responsibilities,

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1. Philosophy

• Supports the facility’s ideology, mission, vision, goals, and objectives
• Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures
• Follows the facility’s standards for ethical business conduct
• Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties
• Participates in facility committees, meetings, in-services, and activities
• Seeks out additional assignments and duties

2. Work Quality

• Performs duties in an accurate and organized manner
• Adheres to policies and procedures in performance of duties
• Ensures knowledge of job and asks questions when unsure
• Completes duties within appropriate timeframes

3. Personal Attributes

• Shows initiative and dependability including punctuality and attendance
• Displays good judgment
• Cooperates and is flexible
• Follows appropriate dress code presenting a professional image

4. Customer Service

• Fosters a culture of outstanding patient service showing courtesy in interactions with patients, physicians and co-workers
• Presents good telephone skills
• Responds promptly to patient needs and co-worker requests

5. Communication and Teamwork

• Expected to be a positive and responsible team leader with a good attitude

• Presents good oral and written communication (documentation) skills

• Participates in team building activities and scheduled plans.

• Professional Competence

• Participates in continuing education and other learning experiences

• Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff

• Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities

• Welcomes suggestions and recommendations

• Physical Therapy Duties

• Facilitates and implements current physical therapy treatments.

• Assist in promotion and marketing PT services.

• Schedule and supervise observations, student training, tours, and volunteers in the physical therapy department.

• Respond to mail, messages, calls and questions in a timely manner.

• Attend regularly scheduled PT Department meetings and attend quarterly MBJ full staff meetings.

• Understands the significance of, and participates in appropriate volunteer opportunities within the greater community promoting and supporting a higher quality of life for our region. These opportunities may include the enhancement of social, educational, spiritual, physical, or psychological needs within our service area.

• Other duties as assigned or are necessary to ensure the success of the PT program at MBJ.

• Complies with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules

• Complies and follows Medicare and other third party payers guidelines and rules.

Direct Patient Care

• Evaluation and re‑evaluation
• Evaluates each patient utilizing applicable diagnostic, prognostic, and functional ability tests.
• Re‑evaluates patient status at appropriate intervals.

Assessment

• Interprets evaluation data, history, and applicable medical documentation to determine rehabilitation potential and potential benefit from intervention.
• Identifies physical, social, and psychological needs of the patient, family, and significant other.

Goal Setting

• Utilizes patient/family/care giver input in setting functional rehabilitation goals.
• Documents goals in functional, measurable terms with stated time frames.

Treatment Planning

• Incorporates information gained in evaluation and assessment to determine appropriate, specific treatment plan for intervention.
• Involves patient/family/care giver in treatment planning when appropriate.

Treatment Intervention

• Demonstrates competence in performing all procedures and treatments required in area of practice.
• Demonstrates awareness of continuity of patient care by following established plans.
• Modifies patient care based on continual assessment of the patient and effect of treatment intervention.
• Demonstrates skills in identifying, interpreting, and incorporating patient's psychological, physical, and social responses to intervention.
• Provides and/or recommends equipment or supplies for home use.
• Provides for patient's personal care and environment throughout the treatment.

Patient Education

• Provides education appropriate to each patient's level of understanding regarding evaluation, treatment, and self‑responsibility.
• Instructs in home treatment program to facilitate rehabilitation and promote independence in care as appropriate.

Discharge Planning

• Collaborates with patient, caregivers, and other health care professionals in planning discharge from rehabilitation services.

Communication

• Confers and communicates with referring physicians and other appropriate persons through the use of progress notes, letters, evaluations, team meetings, and direct contact concerning the proposed course, progress, and discharge plan of each patient.

Documentation

• Clear, concise, and clinically useful documentation in medical record is completed in a timely manner according to department procedures.

Supervision

• Counter‑signs PTA or student documentation in a timely manner in accordance with department procedure.

Qualifications

• Cooperative work attitude toward co-employees, management, patients, visitors, vendors, and physicians
• Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and general public
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems

Requirements

Required

• BS or MS degree or Certificate in Physical Therapy from an APTA-accredited education program
• Minimum of one year clinical experience as a practicing physical therapist.
• Current BLS or ACLS
• Effective communication skills
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Willingness to support and encourage co-workers

Preferred

• Advanced orthopedic skills
• Knowledge of policies, regulations, requirements of clinic and regulators

Job quality requirements

• Skill in effectively participating in assessment/treatment of patients
• Skill in appropriate scheduling and planning
• Accuracy
• Ability to communicate clearly and to establish / maintain effective relationships
• Timeliness
• Organization
• Ability to work and manage independently / problem-solve
• Strong follow through
• Ability to multi-task and think pro-actively

Dependability

• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Ability to follow instructions
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to think independently

Physical/mental requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods
• Ability to bend, kneel, stoop, twist, reach and lift
• Must be able to transfer patients safely
• Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer and telephone and occasional use of other office equipment
• Lift / carry (including moving equipment) up to 50 pounds
• Occasional stress from balancing workload and multiple tasks

Working conditions

(environmental)

• Well lit and ventilated, with non-hazardous and hazardous equipment
• Category III: involves exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may encounter chemical hazards

Reports to

Physical Therapy Supervisor, CEO

Oversees

Physical Therapy Assistants, Athletic Trainers, and departmental support staff

Contacts

• Patients
• Patients’ family/significant others
• Vendors
• Employees
• Physicians / providers
• Insurance Companies
• Coaches / trainers

All positions with Missoula Bone & Joint are to use due care in the use and communication of patients’ protected health information. It is every employee’s principal job function to ensure patient confidentiality and failure to maintain confidentiality may, and will, result in sanction and/or discharge.