Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist $7k Sign-On Bonus

About the job

Benewah Community Hospital in St. Maries is hiring a physical therapist or occupational therapist for mostly outpatient work in a collaborative setting at this rural hospital. Treatment sessions are one-on-one and 45 minutes long.

Benewah Community Hospital is a rural hospital within 1 to 2 hours of Coeur d'Alene, Spokane and the Montana border; its gym is well equipped.

What you'll do

• Review the physician's referral and medical records, then complete and document an initial exam, using the data to identify problems and reach a diagnosis before intervention
• Test and measure patients' strength, functional capacity, sensory perception, motor development and function, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency, recording the data
• Plan, prepare and deliver individually designed physical treatment programs that maintain, improve or restore physical function, ease pain and prevent physical dysfunction, and set and document goals, expected progress and reevaluation plans
• Confer with patients, medical practitioners and others to plan, carry out and assess interventions, explaining material risks, expected benefits and reasonable alternatives and getting informed consent
• Use manual exercises, massage or traction to relieve pain, build strength, or lessen or prevent deformity or crippling
• Treat with physical agents and equipment, including moist packs, laser, electrical stimulation, an underwater treadmill and ultrasound machines, and build, maintain and repair medical supportive devices
• Check the effects of treatment at different stages and adjust it for the most benefit, documenting prognosis, treatment, response and progress in the chart or computer
• Discharge patients once goals or projected outcomes are reached, with follow-up care or referrals, and let patients know and refer them to appropriate practitioners when a diagnosis shows findings outside physical therapy
• Teach patients and families treatment procedures to continue at home, educate people on physical therapy, ergonomics, injury prevention and health promotion, and point clients to community resources and services
• Direct, supervise, assess and communicate with support staff, teach physical therapy students and students in other health professions, and lead group rehabilitation activities

What you need

• Graduation from an accredited physical therapy or occupational therapy program, and eligibility for an Idaho license
• A current Idaho PT or OT license
• Ability to treat, and meet competencies for, the top four referral diagnoses the department manager assigns
• Regular use of hands for palpation, grasping and gripping, reaching with hands and arms, and talking or hearing
• Frequent standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, occasional sitting, and occasionally getting up and down from the ground
• Lifting or moving up to 10 pounds frequently, up to 50 pounds occasionally and up to 100 pounds rarely

Schedule

• Full-time or part-time; hours vary
• Shift length varies: a choice of 5 days of 8 hours or 4 days of 10 hours, with occasional weekend duty

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus
• A salary-based bonus system
• The facility qualifies for PSLF, a federal student loan repayment program
• Paid time off of up to 21 days in the first year, growing to 40 days after 20 years
• Low-cost medical insurance; vision and dental are free for the employee
• A 457 plan with an employer match
• Tuition reimbursement, continuing education and mentorship