Physical Therapist

As our Physical Therapist at CHI Oakes, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, you’ll work in our swing bed and outpatient settings to help our patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing following an illness, injury, or issues with aging. Using various treatments, you will help patients reduce pain, build strength and endurance, increase range of motion, or develop better balance to keep them functioning at their best level.

You’re always ready for the next task. Our physical therapists see patients daily for initial evaluations, re-evaluations, or treatments. Our therapists perform most treatments themselves. You’ll work with a variety of backgrounds - orthopedic injury or surgery recovery, traumatic brain injury, stroke, or conditions affecting balance, to name a few. This environment is busy,  full of collaborative and supportive team members willing to offer help, advice, or mentoring at any time.

To thrive as a Physical Therapist, you must be a team player. You’ll constantly collaborate with other therapists, patients, and their families to seek the best possible treatment outcome. You should be personable, positive, and motivated to provide quality care to a wide variety of patients every day. 

About Us:

CHI Oakes Hospital is a 20-bed critical access hospital that provides various inpatient and outpatient services to approximately 14,000 people in southeastern North Dakota. It is also a 24-Hour Emergency Level V Trauma Center. The hospital building was newly-constructed in 2007 replacing a 50-year old building and in 2010 Oakes Community Clinic was opened within the hospital building. The hospital is part of a larger values-based organization CommonSpirit Health.

• Provides physical therapy services to patients according to the plan of care.
• Initiates physical therapy program and instructs other personnel and/or family/caregiver members in certain phases of physical therapy with which they may work with a patient, as well as instructing them as to the goals of the physical therapy program for the patient by participating in case conferences. 
• May train patients in the use of prosthetic devices.
• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as necessary.
• Prepares and submits clinical and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals.
• Participates in discharge planning for patients.
• Prepares and submits a clinical progress summary based on the attainment of goals as directed by Organization policy.
• Provides physical therapy consultation to home families/caregivers when indicated.
• Provides in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed.  

• Bachelor’s,  Master's or Doctorate egree in Physical Therapy (PT).
  program in physical therapy approved by an accredited organization.
• North Dakota Physical Therapy (PT) license or multiple state licensed. 
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Must have valid driver’s license & auto liability insurance according to company policy.

Preferred:

• Inpatient Physical Therapy.

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