Lead Physical Therapist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Lead Therapist you will provide a continuum of services delivering care to patients with neuromuscular orthopedic and physically related disorders through an interdisciplinary approach while also mentoring staff and overseeing daily operations of the unit or clinic.

Every day you will utilize the rehabilitation process to promote and restore optimal patient health through mobility training strengthening specialized manual therapy and re-education. You will also manage staffing patient scheduling regulatory compliance staff professional development and physician relations all while upholding our organizational mission and core values.

To be successful in this role you will possess strong clinical expertise in therapy services proven leadership and mentoring abilities exceptional organizational and operational management skills and a steadfast commitment to patient well-being staff development and regulatory compliance within a therapeutic setting. The Lead Therapist serves in a mentoring capacity for the therapy staff in their designated work area e.g. an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit or outpatient satellite clinic.

• Responsible for functions such as daily staffing daily scheduling of patients documentation monitoring and auditing staff professional development as it pertains to the unit or clinic as well as staff coaching.
  
• Coordinates the work of other personnel by training allocating and/or monitoring work.
  
• Responsible for achieving service line standards related to quality care/outcomes and patient/family and associate satisfaction.
  
• Evaluates assigned patients and develops treatment plans including specific goals and activities reassessing and modifying plans as necessary based on the patients current level of function and makes appropriate disposition recommendations.
  
• Performs a variety of best practice and evidencebased therapeutic interventions to address the unique rehabilitation needs of each patient.
  
• Selects and implements therapy activities per plan of care to ensure that patient family and therapy goals are met.

Join the St Elizabeth Hospital Team and Thrive! We are actively seeking talent professionals for our large therapy pool and are pleased to provide a sign on bonus up to $20000 for eligible new team members (PRN roles not eligible). Your well-being and growth are important to us which is why we also offer relocation support comprehensive benefits and tuition reimbursement. For your convenience we proudly provide affordable onsite childcare at located on the campus of St Elizabeth Hospital at 50% off for our employees.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy
  
• Two (2) years of applicable work experience providing direct patient care in outpatient inpatient or inpatient rehab unit
  
• Current state of employment licensure in physical therapy
• BLS through American Heart Association
  

Preferred

• Masters Degree in Physical Therapy
  
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy
  
• Previous leadership experience
  
• Prior use of electronic medical records

Where Youll Work

St. Elizabeth Hospital located in Fort Morgan Colorado is a Level 3 Trauma Center and an American College of Cardiology Accredited Chest Pain Center serving northeastern Colorado. Providing care through-out the region St. Elizabeth Hospital provides cardiology maternal emergency surgical pediatrics and acute care inpatient services in addition to the multitude of subspecialists in our specialty clinic. At 50 beds St. Elizabeth is the regions referral center serving a wide span of northeastern Colorado. Since 1952 St. Elizabeth has been serving the community in Morgan County which is one of the most diverse counties in Colorado speaking more than 28 languages.

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