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The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska's second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation's largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

Mission statement: Providing the highest quality health services in partnership with our people and the Alaska Tribal Health System.

Benefits include:

• Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedule. 4 weeks paid vacation per year to start and 12 paid holidays.
• More than 19 Federal healthcare plans. Plans for employee, employee plus one, and employee plus family available. ANTHC covers 80% of all health insurance premiums and 100% of Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, and AD&D.
• 401(a) retirement plan; ANTHC will contribute 3% of your annual compensation to the plan account each year, with up to an additional 5% match. 6-year vesting schedule.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan pre-tax and Roth options. Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent care are also available.
• Onsite Child Care in a brand new education facility.
• Onsite free gym access. Additional gym, rock climbing wall and salt-water pool available at the Alaska Pacific University for a small fee per semester. Steep discounts on outdoor equipment rentals available for your Alaskan adventures!
• Tuition reductions for employees and their eligible dependents at the Alaska Pacific University.

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment 907-729-1301 or contact us here

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary:

Und e r g e n eral direction, as s es s es, tre a ts an d e v al u at e s p a t i e nts w h o r e q u i re p h y s i c al t h e r ap y se r v i c es i n co l l a b or a t i o n w i th p h y s i c i a ns, o t h er he a l t hcare pr o v id er s , an d p a t i e nt / f a m i l y .

Responsibilities:

P rov i d es p h y s i c al t h e r a p y ass es s m e n t, t est i n g , tre a t m e n t a n d e v a l u a t i o n o f p a t i e n t s i n a n a cc urate a n d t i m ely m a n n e r.

A d h eres to the r e g u l at o r y a n d pra c t i c e s ta n d ards of p h y s i c al t h era p y . Docu m e n ts e v a l u a t i o n o u tco m es, f i n di n gs a n d tr e at m e n ts. May assist in coordination of p a t i e n t d i sc h a rg e . E d ucat e s p atie n t/ f a m il y w i t h p h y s i ca l t h era p y exer c i s es, a c t i v i t i es a nd e q u i p m e n t.

M a i nt a i ns sta t i s t i ca l i n f o r m at i o n o f re f er r a l s a n d trea t m e n ts. E v alu a t es d u r a b l e m e di c al e q u i p m e n t/ d ev i c es b a s ed on CMS criteria for medical necessity and facilitates acquisition of those items.

S u p er v i s es, trains a n d d ele g a t es act i v i t i es of s u p p o rt s ta f f , i nt e rns a n d v olu n t ee r s . De v e l o ps s ta f f s k ill s a n d tr a i n i ng pla n s . P r ov i d es p a t i e n t, f a m i l y a nd comm u ni t y e d u c a t i o n . A c ts as c li n i c al i nstructor f or s tu d e n t p h y s i ca l t h e ra p i s ts; pr o v i d es e d u c a t i o n al o pp ortunit i es f or v o l u n t e e rs to o b s er v e ; a nd pro m ot e s the f i e l d o f p h y s i ca l t h era p y .

P art i c i p a t es i n care c o n f er e nces, roun d s a n d vari o us co m m i tt e es. E d u c a t es sta f f on ph y s i ca l t h e ra p y i ss u e s . Re p r ese n ts t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n a t co m m u ni t y a n d pro f es s i o n a l e v e n ts.

P er f o r m s o t h e r d u t i es as a s s i g n e d.

Other information:

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

· K n o w l e d g e of t h e r e g u l a t i o ns a n d pra c t i c e s t a n d ards of p h y s i ca l t h era p y .

· K n o w l e d g e of d i rect p a t i e n t care f or p h y s i ca l t h e ra p y p at i e nts.

· K n o w l e d g e of e q u i p m e n t a nd i nstru m e n ts used i n d a i l y ac t i v i t i es.

· S k il l i n a ss es s i n g, tre a t i ng a n d eva l u ating p h y s i c al t h e ra p y p a t i e nts.

· S k il l i n u s i ng a p p li ca ble eq u i p m e n t a n d i nstru m e n ts.

· S k il l i n e ff ect iv e l y m a n a gi n g, l e a d i ng a n d t r a i ning sta f f , a nd d e l e g ating t as k s a n d a u t h ori t y .

· S k il l i n a ss es s i n g a n d p r i or i t i z i n g m u l t i p l e t as k s , p rojec t s a n d d e m a n ds.

· S k il l i n cr i t i c al t hin k i ng i n t h e p er f or m a n c e o f p h y s i c al t h e ra p y .

· S k il l i n e s t a b l i s hing a n d m a i nt a i n i ng co o p erat i v e w or k i ng relatio n sh i ps w i th ot h er s .

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

A M aster ’ s d e gree i n P h y sic al T h e ra p y f rom an ac c re di ted col l e g e p r o gra m .

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

No n - s u p e r v i s o r y - None.

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

· Current Physical Therapist license in the State of Alaska, or

· Current Physical Therapist license in another state, but must obtain State of Alaska license within 6 months of hire.

· Current Basic Life Support card required.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Dep e n d i ng o n the n e e ds of the org a ni z a t i o n, s o m e i ncu m b e nts i n th i s j ob c l ass ma y b e re q u i red to o b t a i n a d d i t i o n a l c er t i f i c at i o ns or t ra i ning i n o ne or m ore s p ec i a l t y areas.