Physical Therapist - Acute Inpatient

Location Address:

2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN 55407-1311

Date Posted:

December 26, 2025

Department:

31002000 Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Acute Therapy Abbott Northwestern

Shift:

Day/Evening (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

0

Union Contract:

SEIU-Interim-Abbott Northwestern Therapists-PAT

Weekend Rotation:

Occasional

Job Summary:

At Allina Health/CKRI, we offer Physical Therapists the opportunity to make an impact on the lives of individuals in our community. Be a 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:

• Per Diem position

• 8-hour day/evening shifts

• Occasional weekends

Job Description:

To provide quality care that is appropriate, efficient, effective patient care meeting the patient’s requirements for physical therapy.

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.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program

• 0 to 2 years in the practice or program area

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

• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
  ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
  ◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days)

• Valid Driver’s License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment if providing services for Home Care and Hospice

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: $42.00 to $48.00 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hourly pay range. Your starting ra