Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy - Call-In (Molokai General Hospital)

About Us

Molokai General Hospital (MGH) is a 15-bed rural health care facility with a Critical Access Hospital designation, proudly serving the residents and visitors of Molokai. For the fourth consecutive year, MGH has been named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation for Best Practices in Quality by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), based on performance data from the Chartis Center for Rural Health. This honor places MGH among the top-performing hospitals out of more than 1,300 CAHs nationwide.

MGH provides the island's only emergency room and offers a wide range of services, including acute care, inpatient hospice, skilled nursing, and low-risk obstetrical care. We also provide primary care through our rural health clinic, chemotherapy, limited specialty procedures, diabetes management, family planning, physical therapy (including aquatic therapy), veteran's services, and chronic disease navigation.

Since 1987, MGH has been an affiliate of The Queen's Health Systems , whose 'ohana includes over 9,000 employees and more than 1,400 physicians statewide. Our mission reflects the vision of our founders, Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV: to provide quality health care services in perpetuity to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all the people of Hawai'i.

Molokai General Hospital is committed to being a best place to work and practice, where team members embody the spirit of aloha and collaborate to deliver safe, high-quality, compassionate care to our close-knit community.

Responsibilities

Molokai General Hospital, a Queen's Health System Company, is looking for a Full-Time Physical Therapist. This position offers excellent benefits, relocation, exposure to outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation as well as aquatic therapy, in a beautiful, well equipped hospital setting.


JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible to the Physical Therapy Manager. Provides inpatient and outpatient Physical Therapy services. Prepares all documentation of evaluation/assessment reports, individualized treatment plans, and progress reports to include data and records required in patient's medical records and reports to referring physicians. Functions as a resources person and facilitator of hospital-wide and Medical Staff Performance Improvement (PI), Utilization Management (UM), Infection Control (IC) and Employee Health.


TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Essential: Seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, twisting body, finger dexterity, lifting weight up to 75 pounds, pushing/pulling weight up to 200 pounds, carrying weight up to 75 pounds, reaching above, at and below shoulder level. Continuous: Seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, and finger dexterity. Operates all office equipment, electro-stimulator, surface EMG, ultrasound, traction unit, and exercise equipment.


TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Both inside and outside environmental conditions, hazardous physical conditions with some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids, and atmospheric conditions which affect the respiratory system or skin.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Graduate of an accredited school of Physical Therapy.
• A registered member of the National APTA preferred.
• Hawaii State licensure as a Physical Therapist.
• BLS/HCP level certification.


EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in outpatient, acute care facility, and aquatic therapy preferred.


Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet

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Our Mission: To fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai'i.

Our Values:
C ompassion guides our actions
A loha inspires us in all that we do
R espect and understanding are essential for the dignity of all
E xcellence is our quest