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Location: Miles City, Montana | Schedule: Full time, on-site, 5 days a week, 8 hour shifts (typically 8am-4:30pm), with some on-call and weekend coverage | Compensation: $83,000-$122,000 plus full benefits and relocation/sign-on package

Overview

A progressive rural healthcare organization located in the picturesque Badlands of Eastern Montana is seeking a Physical Therapist to join its team at a 25 bed critical access hospital. This is an opportunity to provide direct, individualized patient care across inpatient, outpatient, school, and outreach settings while working in a supportive, community-focused environment with strong potential for career growth.

What you'll do

• Carry out an individualized program of physical therapy including assessment, treatment, planning, implementation, education, and communication to maximize each patient's progress toward functional goals
• Maintain a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff
• Provide direct patient care, evaluate functional needs and outcomes, and consult with other specialists
• Review patients' functional needs and adjust care plans to ensure optimal outcomes
• Design and implement a plan of care for patients based on thorough assessment, incorporating participation by significant others when appropriate
• Conduct therapy practice within defined standards of care
• Direct the assistance of support staff to achieve patients' functional goals
• Communicate effectively with other professional and support staff to achieve positive patient outcomes
• Follow hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
• Document evaluations, treatment goals, and plans; regularly update documentation and maintain prescriptions and signatures
• Enhance professional growth and development of self and others through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, and workshops, and stay current on professional literature
• Provide direction and leadership to staff and act as a resource to promote physical therapy in the community
• Treat a variety of patients ranging from inpatient, outpatient, schools, and outreach, and see all ages

Required qualifications

• Graduate of an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) approved physical therapy program
• Current license from the state Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
• Ability to be licensed within the State of Montana
• Full time position, 5 days a week, 8 hour shifts

Compensation and benefits

• Salary range of $83,000-$122,000
• Full benefits package
• Relocation/sign-on package offered

Why this role

This role offers the chance to join a great team environment at a progressive rural healthcare organization, with variety in patient care across inpatient, outpatient, and outreach settings, located in a picturesque area with a low cost of living.