Physical Therapist - Mountain Iron Clinic

JOB SUMMARY Provide patient care consisting of evaluation, planning, treatment and documentation; will supervise Assistants, Attendants and students during provision of treatment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirements.

Experience: None Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current State of Minnesota Physical Therapy License PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Education: None Experience: Age-Specific (e.g.

Pediatrics) Licensure/Certification/Registration: None KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 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.

# 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 PHYSICAL DEMANDS Inpatient Physical Therapists: Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds.

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 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 # 8 hours) 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 Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic) * JOB SUMMARY * Provide patient care consisting of evaluation, planning, treatment and documentation; will supervise Assistants, Attendants and students during provision of treatment.

* MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS * Education: See Licensure/Certification/Registration requirements.

* Experience: None * Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current State of Minnesota Physical Therapy License * PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Education: None * Experience: Age-Specific (e.g.

Pediatrics) * Licensure/Certification/Registration: None * KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES * 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.

* 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 * PHYSICAL DEMANDS * Inpatient Physical Therapists: Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds.

* 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 10 pounds - Continuously Over 2/3 (5.5 - 8 hours) * 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 * Typical Noise Level - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)