Physical Therapist Clinical Specialist

Location Address:

9055 Springbrook Dr Coon Rapids, MN 55433-5841

Date Posted:

October 27, 2025

Department:

31362100 Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Sports & Physical Therapy Coon Rapids Mercy Specialty Center

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

Non-Union-NCT

Weekend Rotation:

None

Job Summary:

At Allina Health/CKRI, we offer Physical Therapists the opportunity to make an impact on the lives of individuals in our community. Become part of a supportive team that values your expertise, fosters professional growth, and the resources to deliver exceptional care. You’ll find your purpose in helping others regain their independence, a culture of innovation, and the chance to be a vital part of a leading rehabilitation institute transforming lives every day.

Key Position Details:

• Focus will be Orthopedic Physical Therapy
• Full time position (80 hours every two-week pay period)
• 8-hour, day / evening shifts: M - F, 8a - 430p
• No weekends

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Provides therapy to patients.
  • Assesses each patient, as related to the therapy requested on physician referral and provides reassessments.
  • Gathers data including patient past and current health issues, systems review, selection of tests and measures to elicit additional information.
  • Makes clinical judgments based on examination and data gathered to generate an accurate therapy diagnosis.
  • Predicts optimal level of improvement and amount of time needed to reach that level.
  • Uses reexamination to determine whether predicted outcomes and goals are reasonable and modifies as necessary.
  • Involves patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
  • Designs implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.
  • Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
  • Coordinates, communicates, documents and bills per program, regulatory and professional standards.
  • Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient or client.
  • Make referrals to other practitioners as appropriate.
  • Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care per professional guidelines.
  • Supervises the therapeutic program and maintains oversight of the plan of care.
  • Promotes rehab services by ensuring patient and physician satisfaction.
• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
  • Supports and promotes new services as requested.
  • Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
  • Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.
  • Assists co-workers in managing the teams’ productivity/performance targets.
  • Manage their daily patient schedule.
  • Assists in maintaining an efficient clinic flow including assisting with scheduling, cleaning rooms and laundry.
• Education and mentor clinicians.
  • Develops and delivers professional practice and performance improvement activities.
  • Assist or lead best practice development.
  • Perform clinical orientation and mentoring for clinical competence.
  • Participate in peer interviewing related to area of specialization.
  • Assist with development including chart audit tool and complete audits, annual clinical competency and professional practice presentations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
• 1+ years of experience in area of clinical specialty

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist - MN State Board of Physical Therapy required if providing services in Minnesota upon hire
• Licensed Physical Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if providing services in Wisconsin upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days
• American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) certification required
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) membership preferred

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weight up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), up to 25 lbs. frequently

Pay Range

Pay Range: $40.37 to $55.85 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your