Overview

$7,500 Bonus and Relocation

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Rehab Medicine division is seeking a dedicated Outpatient Physical Therapist to join our team. In this role, you will focus on providing exceptional care to patients in need of rehabilitation services in an outpatient setting.

You will work alongside a team of dynamic and talented therapists, utilizing your skills to help patients recover from a variety of musculoskeletal and/or neurologic injuries, surgeries, or sports-related conditions. Whether guiding individuals towards regaining their functional independence or assisting athletes in returning to peak performance, you will play a vital role in their rehabilitation journey.

As part of a large academic medical center, you will collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive and personalized care for each patient. Additionally, our clinicians have the unique opportunity to participate in team-based integrative care in a variety of interdisciplinary settings, including Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinics, the Dartmouth College Sports Medicine Team, and neurologic clinics such as ALS Clinic and MDA Clinic.

Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our practice, where evidence-based interventions and the latest rehabilitation techniques are utilized to optimize patient outcomes. We are committed to the growth and development of our clinicians and offer a robust and comprehensive mentorship program and a generous continuing education benefit making DH an ideal place to grow your career and achieve your professional goals.

Lebanon and the neighboring town of Hanover, home to Dartmouth College, are located in the “Upper Valley” which straddles the pristine Connecticut River, a national heritage river and includes 46 towns in western New Hampshire and eastern Vermont. This local region boasts easy access to an abundance of recreational opportunities from skiing, hiking, trail running, mountain biking and cycling. It offers vibrant communities, excellent local schools, and a myriad of cultural opportunities through Dartmouth College, as well as the Lebanon Opera House and Northern Stage in White River Junction. Amenities associated with urban areas in Boston MA, Burlington, VT and Montreal QC are all within a few hours’ drive.

This is for a full-time, benefited, outpatient physical therapy position with the potential for emphasis on almost any area of specialization within the outpatient rehabilitation department.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, diagnoses, determines prognosis, and provides high quality, personalized and evidence-based interventions for patients with complex neurologic, balance, or orthopedic conditions or sports-related injuries.

• Reports findings to other health care team members through strong communication skills and use of electronic documentation and billing within Epic EMR.

• Promotes healthy lifestyle for patients by providing evidence-based interventions to improve strength, aerobic capacity, flexibility, balance, and coordination.

• Participates in and supports in-house education, student programs, volunteer/observation, and community outreach programs, educating referring providers including residents and fellows.

• Works with a coordinated team of providers to provide comprehensive care for patients.

• Determines and implements annual plan for professional development.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

✔Bachelor's degree if graduate prior to 2002; minimum of Master's degree if graduating in 2002 or later; preference for Doctorate degree or transitional Doctorate degree.

✔ABPTS Board-certified specialists encouraged to apply.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• New Hampshire PT license required.

• BLS certified.

• Area of Interest:Allied Health;

• FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;

• Shift:Day;

• Job ID:22663;

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.