Massage Therapist

Overview

Presbyterian Homes & Services - Optage Hospice is seeking a Part-Time Massage Therapist for its team.

This position includes visiting clients in their home, skilled nursing facility or assisted living setting throughout Western Wisconsin (specifically around The Deerfield (New Richmond, WI) and Woodland Hills (Hudson, WI) communities), and travel to Twin Cities locations if business needs arise.  This position offers flexibility in your schedule working according the need of our patients with approximately 16-20 hours weekly, daytime hours and no weekends.

Optage Hospice offers older adult patients, their families and caregivers the care, insight and guidance to live as fully and comfortably as possible. Our comprehensive program is designed to help our clients achieve the best quality of life, ensuring they receive loving care and respect. A customized, family-centered plan of care is developed for the clients and is updated continuously. Services are provided in surroundings that are familiar; a private home, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing care center - wherever you call home.

Consider joining our team in providing compassionate and high quality care and services within a caring Christian environment.

Responsibilities

The Massage Therapist is responsible for enhancing the quality of life for our clients and through planning, organizing, and provide massage therapy that creates a caring and safe environment, addresses the comfort needs of the people we serve.

• Provides direct massage therapy according to directions of Clinical Administrator and in accordance with the plan of care. Assesses referral/patient for appropriate medical indication for services and performs assessment to determine effectiveness of therapy.
• Treats patient to relieve symptoms and provide relaxation and comfort. Directs and aids patients through massage therapy interventions to assist with alleviating symptoms of anxiety, agitation, restlessness sleeplessness, pain, muscle tension, circulation, stiffness, contractures, limited mobility, relaxation, and comfort. Utilize interventions such as but not limited to: Swedish Massage, Comfort Touch, Energy work, and compressions. Bring awareness to clinical team of appropriateness and recommendations for treatment.
• Observes and reports to the Clinical Administrator the patient’s response to treatment and any changes in patient’s condition. Provide education and resources for family.
• Participates in the quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities. Provides education and awareness to clinical team regarding appropriateness for therapy treatment. Participates in interdisciplinary group and organization in-service education program as needed.
• Create a positive customer experience by prompt attention to service requests. Anticipate and act accordingly to common re-occurring customer needs. Graciously accommodate interruptions.
• As a member of the Optage team, actively participate in department and facility activities, meetings and processes. Assist in the orientation of new team members as assigned. Effectively collaborate with department, maintain effective communication systems with all customers.Intentionally work to improve systems, programs, and processes. Cultivate ideas and learn from one another. Provide input for function related project and policy work.Maintain records, charts and electronic files to ensure information is accurate, complete and filed appropriately. Independently document assessments performed that meet the highest standards for detail, timeliness and quality of the information.
• Maintains necessary records; clinical notes and coordination notes. 

Qualifications

• Certificate in Massage Therapy required.
• Graduate of an accredited massage therapy program. Current license or certification required by state law.
• At least 1 year of experience in practice as a massage therapist, experience working with older adults, hospice preferred.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as an interdisciplinary team member.
• Utilize professional knowledge and technical expertise through the consistent application of concepts, methods, and principles of massage therapy.
• Must be adaptable and flexible, willing to cross over geographic areas as needed.

Pay Range

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $26.99 - $30.87 per hour. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Benefits

Full-time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA
• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans
• Life insurance (AD&D)
• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match
• Holiday pay and extended sick

Full and Part-time benefits-eligible employment working between 20-29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term & long-term disability
• Accident & hospitalization coverage
• Education assistance programs

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off)
• Same-day pay
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• College partnership educational discounts
• Access to Learn to Live Resources

About PHS

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith-based organization providing a broad array of high-quality housing choices, care and services options for older adults. Some 8,000 employees serve more than 41,800 older adults through 60 PHS-affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and through Optage® home and community services. PHS is also co-owner of Genevive, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500 older adults. Established in 1955, PHS has earned the reputation as an innovative leader dedicated to promoting independence, purposeful living and the overall well-being for those they serve. Today, PHS is one of the largest nonprofit providers of senior housing and services in the nation.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.