Half Time Physical Therapist

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.We believe in patient-centered care; outpatient appointments are performed one-on-one with little overlap between patients. We also believe in work-life balance, and therapists are paid for the time it takes to document. We also offer:• Competitive Pay• Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus with 2-year contract• Relocation assistance• Matching 403(B)• Medical/Dental/Vision• Paid Time Off with Paid Holidays• Paid Sick Leave• Education AllowanceRequired Behaviors:As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.Required Qualifications:NM State License as a Physical TherapistMeet all physical demands – refer to “Physical Demands” belowBLS, CPRPreferred Qualifications:Sufficient previous experience to perform dutiesDuties and Responsibilities:Interpretation of referrals & orders to check for appropriateness, indications and contraindications Initial evaluations/ Discharge summaries/ Re-evaluations/ Daily treatments:Are performed & documented in timely manner , may include but are not limited to:Medical diagnosis, medical history, objective physical/cognitive findings, measurable / functional/ behavioral based patient goals, treatment plan, discharge plan, education and communication as indicatedDetermination of which tasks require the expertise and decision-making capacity of the P.T. and must be personally rendered by the P.T. and which tasks may be delegatedDelegation and instruction of the services to be rendered by the supportive personnel, including but not limited to specific treatment program with patient goals / plan, precautions, special problems, or contraindicated proceduresEducation and instruction as indicated, including, but not limited to: patient, family, other staff, follow up facilitiesTransportation of patients as neededMaintain, gather, clean, set up all equipment per facility policiesDaily recordkeeping, including (but not limited to) evaluations, daily treatment notes, discharge notes and daily charges, all communication/education provided (per facility / department policy)Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work:                                              Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship Other duties as assignedPhysical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions: SUMMARY: ALL Rehab Department jobs may place heavy physical demands on the employee. The amount of time that the employee is exposed to these demands will fluctuate, as there are uncontrollable variables inherent in healthcare: patient’s height and weight, patient’s level of cooperation and strength, specific clinical needs, etc.  Physical Activities: All Rehab Department jobs may require lifting / pushing / pulling varying weights, may exceed two hundred (200) poundsActivities may include intermittent or prolonged: standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, using the hands to finger and feel, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching with arms, and smellingRepetitive motions may also be required, such as: wrist / hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity (as in typing, writing, faxing, filing papers, etc.)  Work Environment:The job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions: wet, humid conditions (not the weather), working near moving or mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, risk of vibration The noise level will vary from very quiet to very loud  Sensory Requirements:The employee will need to be able to hear:alarms on equipment / fire alarms / overhead announcementspatients / families verbal discussionsinstructions / feedback from other healthcare providersThe employee will need to be able to:See and focus on close-up and distant objectsDistinguish colorsHave intact: peripheral vision and depth perception