Lifespark is a complete senior health company headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Since 2004, we’ve been helping seniors stay healthy, navigate their health care options with confidence, and live fuller, more independent lives as they age. That’s where our people come in – from accounting and health technology to front-line nurses, advanced practice professionals, caregivers and everything in between, we are all invested entrepreneurs focused on helping people age magnificently.

Our Lifespark culture has created not only an award-winning workplace — earning Star Tribune Top Workplace 11 times, Minneapolis Business Journal Best Places to Work three times, and Top USA #1 in Healthcare — but a place where you have the room to be creative, make a difference, and have a purposeful, direct impact on how people age. Lifespark’s full continuum of services offers a breadth of roles with the support to grow your career. To see the experience we are creating, watch our award-winning video Going South – this is the experience you will help create at Lifespark! Changing the age-old story starts with you – let’s get you hired.

Lifespark Benefits include:

• Annual Reviews/Raises {Shift differentials if applicable}
• Paid Time Off – Vacation Time
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits for Full Time Hires
• Short-Term Disability & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurances
• 401k + Company Match for full-time and part-time employees
• Referral bonuses
• Career path to other positions within our growing company!

We are seeking a: Start of Care Physical Therapist

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Schedule Monday – Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

The Start of Care Physical Therapist is primarily responsible to plan, organize, direct homecare services. Experience in physical therapy with emphasis on community health education experience. The professional physical therapist builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities.

Position Functions and Responsibilities

• Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness (es).
• Initiates the plan of care. This may include, but will not be limited to:
• Assessing and evaluating therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status, and participation in the development of the total plan of care. Evaluates home environment.
• Assesses for muscle strength, mobility, gait, ROM—potential for rehab.
• Instructing clients and families/caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances.
• Determining priority needs for physical therapy.
• Establishes goals based on diagnosis and skilled need
• Reporting to physician client’s reaction to treatment or changes in condition.
• Includes the client and family in care planning process
• May train client in the use of prosthetic device.
• Identifies client and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers, as necessary.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development.
• Completes necessary admission paperwork accurately and submits them to medical records the day of admission
• Completes emergency preparedness planning with client/caregiver at admission visit.
• Communicates with IDT post admission or non-admission. Including client status and summary of the plan of care.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist. 1-2 years of homecare experience required.
• Graduate of a physical therapy curriculum accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Current and active Physical Therapist license in the state of Minnesota.
• Experience using technology including, Microsoft Office, smart phone/tablet, calendaring, EMR, electronic fax
• Ability to follow written instructions and type a minimum of 20 words per minute
• Verification of COVID vaccine status or receiving an approved exemption.