Description
Come join our team at Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT)!
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Salary Range: Depends on experience
Type of Employment: In-person, not a remote position
What You'll Do:
- Provide physical therapy services to patients including assessment, treatment, program planning, and implementation, related documentation and communication
- Treat a variety of diagnoses while partnering with other members of our care team
- Provide outcome focused care, treatments should enhance strength, range of motion, flexibility, mechanical alignment, and minimize pain or discomfort to improve function
- Responsible for evaluating patients, identifying the therapy diagnosis and formulating therapy treatment plans and goals in collaboration with patient/partners
- Explain treatment to patients and prepare them for treatment
- Maintain accurate patient records and chart notes in EHR system
- Comply with quality, safety, and infection-prevention protocols, as well as all federal and state regulations
- Work cooperatively with the primary care provider, offering consultation where necessary
- Referring patients for other SVTHW services as needed
- Maintain Continuing Education requirements as defined by state license criteria and national board certification, read trade journals, and keep up-to-date on industry practices and regulations
- Assist in developing and delivering patient education and handouts to enhance patient/partner experience
- Participate in developing systems of delivery to assure efficient and comprehensive patient care and strengthen a Team approach
- Promote communication and program development by participating in clinic meetings as scheduled
- Be able to travel as needed to other communities including to and from Homer / Seldovia by small airplane and sometimes by boat when airplanes are on weather hold. Travel is a day trip, but inclement weather may require an overnight stay
- Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment background check including fingerprinting
What You'll Need:
- Graduate of an accredited PT program required
- 1+ Year(s) Physical Therapy experience required
- 1+ Year(s) manual therapy required
- Preferred but not required: Experience in a community health center
- Preferred but not required: Tribal experience
What You'll Get:
- 11 Paid Holidays per year
- 12 Days of Sick Leave per year
- 15 days (3 weeks) of Annual Leave per year (starting accrual, more days with more years of service)
- FEHB (Federal Employees Health Benefits) - Health Insurance, a variety of plans to choose from. We pay 100% of employees monthly health insurance premiums! And we pay 50% of the monthly premiums for your spouse and/or children. Insurance is effective the first day of the pay period after we receive your enrollment form.
- Dental and Vision insurance available on the first of the month following 90 days of employment
- Group life insurance, minimum benefit is $50,000 and up to 2x your annual salary to a maximum of $250K
- Long term disability insurance
- Employer matching 401K, 5% match, effective January 1 or July 1, following one year of employment
- Wellness Incentive Program, up to $300 per calendar year for full-time employees, or $150 for part-time employees, effective after 90 days of employment. Examples of items that can be reimbursed are walking/running shoes, active wear, exercise equipment, gym membership, CSA food boxes and more!