Congratulations on graduating from physical therapy school! You’re now a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Now it’s time to go out and save the world, right?
No?!?
If you feel like physical therapy school didn’t fully prepare you for the “real world” of treating patients at a highly-skilled level in an outpatient orthopedic environment, and you’d like to continue to grow and develop to become not only a more skilled and more confident physical therapist, then you may be interested in our New Grad Manual Physical Therapist mentorship position.
This role is for someone who enjoys spending time with their patients, getting to know them on a personal level, and helping them get back to doing the things that matter most in their lives
You must also have an extremely high work ethic and desire to become an expert in your field who can figure out “tough cases” that others haven’t been able to help.
If this sounds like you, then keep reading….
The Role:
Because we are growing, we are looking for a full-time physical therapist to join our team. In this role you’ll be helping our practice to continue to grow and provide a world class physical therapy service to more patients in our community.
You must be someone who puts people skills ahead of clinic skills and you must be a true team player.
You must be able think critically and demonstrate extraordinary attention to detail – we need notes completed correctly and on time.
If you LOVE working with patients in a hands-on setting and want to broaden your experience and skill set and you want to join a team that works together, appreciates and supports each other and ENJOYS hard work, then we need to talk…
Who are we:
More 4 Life not your typical physical therapy office. We are a specialized practice located in Manchester, Missouri. We focus on helping women age 40 & above overcome chronic pain with medication, injections, or surgery. Our patient-centered focus has allowed us to grow and we now have a great position for a skilled physical therapist to help us serve even more people.
The founder of the company, Dr. Dave Candy, PT is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic manual physical therapist. We hope to add a physical therapist who either has similar expertise or is interested in developing such expertise.
This is an awesome opportunity for someone who:
• LOVES working in a smaller and more friendly setting than a “big box” physical therapy clinic
• Wants to work one on one with patients – typically only one patient per hour
• Wants to work at a company where they can grow both personally and professionally to improve their confidence, communication, problem solving, and manual physical therapy skills.
• Is extremely detail-oriented and appreciates people who take an organized, systematic approach to achieving success.
• Likes the idea of working for a smaller (but growing) company where their ideas and
contributions directly impact the company’s success, direction and growth.
• Is a quick, self-motivated learner who wants to work for a company that will invest in their education.
• Wants a position that will offer upward earning and career advancement; we want people who are interested in growth, learning and becoming part of our team long-term.
Responsibilities and Activities:
• Do everything possible to get the best outcome for every patient
• Ensure that patients achieve their clinical and health/lifestyle outcomes (in the time frame you set)
• Develop a life-long relationship with patients that benefits both the patient and the clinic
• Confidently communicate the value of our service and your skills during the conversation about price
• Ensure that 95% of your patients arrive for their treatment as scheduled
• Provide a high level of customer care that will cause patients to want to come back frequently
• Increase referrals by providing a high level of customer care and service to all of your patients
• Ensure that patients coming for free consultations convert to a first evaluation (when appropriate)
• Ensure that every patient complete a plan of care that they agree too
• Ensure that clinical notes are kept up to date and accurate
• Participate in, contribute to, and help to develop the in-house educational training program that is provided to all physical therapists
• Assist in the production of in-clinic workshops, webinars, and other marketing events.
• Be on hand to participate in and contribute to the clinics social media activity
• Do patient call backs without being asked and be willing to speak to patients who have dropped off schedule
Skills Required:
• Above average entry-level physical therapy skills that will be developed continuously
• World class communication skills that are developed continuously
• To be able to communicate in such a way that the patient can confidently say yes to a full plan of care
• Accountability – you’re happy to be held accountable and willing to be coached to improve every aspect of your role
• To be able to engage with and connect with patients at the people level (not just the
clinical)
• Ability to thrive in an environment where measurement is the driving force behind progress
• Deep understanding of patients internal and external problems
• Excellent organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work under deadlines and on schedule.
• Ability to plan work so that it is completed on time.
Location:
The role is physical therapist role at our clinic based in Manchester, MO
Compensation:
• $60,000 plus upto $5,000 worth of company-paid education.
• Health Care Allowance of $150 per month.
• 15 days paid vacation.
How to Apply:
Please apply ONLY if you are the type of physical therapist who is willing to learn and grow in every aspect of your role. Because we see many self-pay clients, we do need you to talk to patients about money/cost. If you don’t want to do that, DO NOT APPLY. We are a high-value, high-service clinic, and we do need to ask for payment from patients in order to provide such a service.
To apply, please send your resume, along with a cover letter detailing why you think you’d be a great fit to join our team to dave@M4LPT.com . You may also call our office for more information at 314-941-3970.