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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Gundersen Health System (becoming Emplify Health) is a health system comprised of 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics serving 67 rural communities. As a Speech-Language Pathologist at Gundersen, you will have the opportunity to join us in our mission, vision and values: 

• We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose.
• Leading with love, we courageously commit to a future of healthy people and thriving communities. This is our aspiration.
• Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, and humility-our pillars set our foundation and our future.

What You'll Do:

• Provide physical therapy and patient care in various settings, including our outpatient clinic, acute hospital inpatient, and post-acute swing bed unit, with opportunity to expand into outreach services including home health and school settings.
• Work with patients and families to examine, evaluate, diagnose, prognose, and treat to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and family members as needed.
• Collaborate with the referring providers and multidisciplinary teams in providing optimal patient care through appropriate and timely methods of communication.  

What's Available:

• Fulltime, 80 hours bi-weekly (1.0 FTE).
• Days; Mondays - Fridays with weekend on-call rotation.

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. 
• Desire to work in a collaborative environment for the best patient outcomes.

What You'll Get: 

• 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 patient-centered rehab team with longevity and low turnover, shared office spaces for therapist collaboration, and the ability to work with a variety of patients and diagnoses both independently and as a team.
• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy attractive wages based on your years of experience, ensuring your skills and dedication are valued and rewarded.
• 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.
• Professional development, including department continuing education opportunities and access to Medbridge online CEU courses.  
• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and the Career Development Center.
• Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States.

Job Description:

The Physical Therapist in their clinical role examines, evaluates and assesses individuals of all ages who have medical problems or other health related conditions that limit their ability to move or function with activities of daily living. The Physical Therapist develops a plan of care and provides treatment techniques and interventions to improve mobility, reduce pain, restore function and prevent disability. The Physical Therapist provides physical therapy services and elements of patient/client care management leading to optimal outcomes according to the relevant state Physical Therapy Practice Standards. The Physical Therapist works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in a team in the areas of education and consultation regarding patient needs in accordance with the vision and mission of Gundersen Health System.

Major Responsibilities:

• Works with patients and families to examine, evaluate, diagnose, prognose, and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes. Also consults and educates the patient and other caregivers as needed.
• The physical therapist works with the referring provider and other clinical staff in providing optimal care of the patient through a