Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36Gundersen Health System is looking for a fulltime Inpatient Physical Therapist to join our hospital therapy team in La Crosse, WI.
What You'll Do:
As an Inpatient Physical Therapist, you will provide evaluation for our patients with therapy orders. You will work with patients to offer collaborative methods for assessing, treating, and rehabilitating their injuries, as well as devising injury prevention and training strategies to help patients resume their normal daily activities awhile maintaining safety. You will collaborate with referring providers and other clinical staff in providing optimal patient care as well as appropriate and timely communication. Our therapy team consists of 21 PTs, 15 PTAs, 21 OTs, 10 COTAs, and 16 Rehabilitation Technicians.
What's Available:
Fulltime, 72 hours biweekly (0.9 FTE)
Day shifts, 0730-1600 or 0800-1630, with rotating weekends and holidays
Minimum starting salary of $78,644 and up (1.0 FTE), based on your years of work experience, along with applicable weekend shift differentials and holiday pay
What You'll Need:
Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Physical Therapy from an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) approved curriculum in Physical Therapy
State of Wisconsin Physical Therapist License
Current Infant-Adult BLS for Health Care Providers from American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Prior experience in Neuro-Vestibular or had a clinical rotation in a Neuro-Vestibular area highly desired
What You'll Get:
Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States
A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated
A care team with longevity and low turnover, shared office spaces for therapist collaboration, and the ability to work with complex patient cases both independently and as a team
Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center
A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
Substantial retirement contribution including a 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution
Work/Life Balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need
Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!
Relocation assistance available
Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. You can be a Physical Therapist anywhere. But not everywhere practices LOVE + MEDICINE. Join our mission in changing healthcare all while doing the work you love in the beautiful coulee region of La Crosse, Wisconsin!
About Gundersen Health System:
Gundersen Health System is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa, serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 19 counties annually. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; affiliate hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating.
If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267
We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.
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