Physical Therapist - WI

The Physical Therapist-MN and WI provides inpatient as well as outpatient care services in St. Lukes facilities located in Minnesota and Wisconsin as assigned, 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 : N / A
• Licensure / Certification / Registration : Current Physical Therapy License in Wisconsin. WI Background Study upon hire and renewed per WI state law.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education : N / A

• Experience : Age-Specific (e.g. Pediatrics).
• Licensure / Certification / Registration : N / A
• 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, and 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 (not included in the Inpatient Hospital Weekend Rotation) : 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)