What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist-Laurentian PT position at Saint Luke's Hospital of Duluth?
Provide patient care consisting of evaluation, planning, treatment and documentation; will supervise Assistants, Attendants and students during provision of treatment.
- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience : None
- Licensure / Certification / Registration : Current State of Minnesota Physical Therapy License
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience : Age-Specific (e.g. Pediatrics)
- Licensure / Certification / Registration : None
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- READING - Intermediate : Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- WRITING - Intermediate : Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, or procedures.
- SPEAKING - Intermediate : Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group situations or before groups of customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Basic Skills : Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- REASONING ABILITY - Intermediate Skills : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES - Skilled at assessment and knowledgeable of growth and development. Provides appropriate care respective to the ages of the patients served per clinical environment.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENT
- Outpatient Physical Therapists (included in Inpatient Hospital Weekend Rotation) : Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
- Outpatient Physical Therapists (Hibbing & Silver Bay) : Ability to lift thirty (30) pounds.
- Stand - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Walk - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Sit - Frequently 1 / 3 to 2 / 3 (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Reach with hands and arms - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Stoop, Squat, Kneel, or Crouch - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Bending-repetitive forward - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Talk or hear - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- LIFTING REQUIREMENTS
- Up to 25 pounds - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
- Up to 35 pounds - Frequently 1 / 3 to 2 / 3 (2.5 - 5.5 hours)
- Up to 50 pounds - Occasionally Under 1 / 3 (1-2.5 hours)
- WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Health and dental insurance
- Retirement
- Life insurance
- Disability
- Paid Time Off
Education : See Licensure / Certification / Registration requirements.
Education : None
Wound care, joint mobilization, soft tissue mobilization; ability to relate well to people of all ages, economic and ethnic backgrounds; muscle strengthening; endurance training, cardiovascular response to exercise.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Inpatient Physical Therapists : Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
Up to 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2 / 3 (5.5 - 8 hours)
Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples : business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
Employees working at a benefit eligible status have access to the following benefit plans :
