Physical Therapist Acute

Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan Regional Medical Center
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R remote typeNot Applicable locationsSan Juan Regional Medical Center time typeFull time posted onPosted 30+ Days Ago job requisition idR Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider-we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Physical Therapists are dynamic, fun, patient focused professionals who use their knowledge, skills and energy to carry out the sacred task of helping others to improve their ability to function - thereby bettering lives.

Required Behaviors:


• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.


Required Qualifications:


• NM State License as a Physical Therapist


• Sufficient previous experience to perform duties


• Physical demands - refer below to "Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions"


Preferred Qualifications:


• BLS CPR


• If Therapist's routine work schedule is 50% or greater at SJRRH, then current FIM Scoring Competency is preferred


Duties and Responsibilities:


• Interpretation of referrals and orders to check for appropriateness, indications and contraindications


Initial Evaluations/ Discharge Summaries/ Re-Evaluations/ Daily Treatments:


• Are performed & documented in timely manner , may include but are not limited to: Medical diagnosis, medical history, objective physical/cognitive findings, measurable/functional/behavioral based patient goals, treatment plan, discharge plan, education and communication as indicated


• Determination of which tasks require the expertise and decision making capacity of the P.T. and must be personally rendered by the P.T. and which tasks may be delegated


• Delegation and instruction of the services to be rendered by the supportive personnel, including but not limited to specific treatment program with patient goals / plan, precautions, special problems or contraindicated procedures


• Education and instruction as indicated, including, but not limited to: patient, family, other staff, follow up facilities.


• Transportation of patients as needed.


• Maintain, gather, clean, set up all equipment per facility policies


• Daily recordkeeping, including (but not limited to): evaluations, daily treatment notes, discharge notes and daily charges, all communication/education provided (per facility / department policy)


• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work:

Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship


• Other duties as assigned


Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:


• ALL Rehab Department jobs may place heavy physical demands on the employee. The amount of time that the employee is exposed to these demands will fluctuate, as there are uncontrollable variables inherent in healthcare: patient's height and weight, patient's level of cooperation and strength, specific clinical needs, etc.


Physical Activities:


• All Rehab Department jobs may require lifting, pushing, and pulling varying weights (may exceed 200 pounds)


• Activities may include intermittent or prolonged: standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, using the hands to finger and feel, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching with arms, and smelling


• Repetitive motions may also be required, such as: wrist / hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity (as in typing, writing, faxing, filing papers, etc.)


Work Environment:


• The job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions: wet, humid conditions (not the weather), working near moving or mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, risk of vibration


• The noise level will vary from very quiet to very loud


Sensory Requirements:

The employee will need to be able to hear:


• A larms on equipment, fire alarms, and overhead announcements


• P atient/family verbal discussions


• I nstructions and feedback from other healthcare providers


• The employee will need to be able to see:


• F ocus on close-up and distant objects


• Distinguish colors


• Have intact: peripheral vision and depth perception


San Juan Regional Medical Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

San Juan Regional Medical Center is a community owned and operated hospital located in the beautiful San Juan River Valley in northwest New Mexico. A non-profit hospital serving the Four Corners area of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, we have a rich heritage dating back to before New Mexico was a state. In 1910, two physicians, Dr. G.W. Sammons and Dr. A.M. Smith, saw a community need for quality healthcare close to home. They started an eight-bed hospital so patients would not have to travel the treacherous 50 miles to Durango, Colorado. Today, the focus on serving the community with quality healthcare services remains, although our hospital has grown into a 198 bed, level III trauma center including state-of-the-art operating suites and 165 private patient rooms with fresh air balconies. As a 340B hospital , SJRMC is committed to good stewardship principles to enhance services and care for our patients.

New Mexico has been named number 3 in the nation for best places to work as a nurse by WalletHub. As a community owned and operated hospital, we are proud to provide excellent care to our community. Here in the Four Corners, life matters. Family matters. Community matters. Better matters. YOU matter.

San Juan Regional Medical Center, a large nonprofit hospital, has a rich history and reputation of excellence. We are committed to providing the best healthcare in the community that we serve. It is because of our employees that we get the opportunity to provide the best care within the Four Corners. From nursing, support staff, to administration, we strive to provide our employees with a safe and healthy work environment that cultivates independence, teamwork, initiative and opportunities for growth through personal and professional support, training and development. Our compassionate employees come with a servant's heart, like the many previous generations of San Juan Regional Medical Center. This is why better is our mission.

Date Posted: 06 May 2025
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