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Physical Therapist - Occupational Health & Work Comp

Medical Associates

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Posted On 12/24/2025

Job Overview

Description

Medical Associates is hiring a full-time Physical Therapist to join their team, working in the occupational health and worker's compensation program at Tri-State Occupational Health.

Company Overview:

**Tri-State Occupational Health** is a joint venture between Medical Associates Clinic and Mercy Medical Center that provides Occupational Health services to the Tri-State area. The TSOH provider team includes a Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Assistant. This team operates on the Musculoskeletal floor of Medical Associates Clinic in Dubuque, IA, along with our Physical and Occupational Therapy, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Podiatry Departments, allowing for excellent collaboration in the delivery of outstanding patient care.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a **specialized Physical Therapist to lead our Occupational Health and Workers’ Compensation program.** You will provide expert rehabilitative care for work-related injuries, focusing on safe, efficient return-to-work (RTW) outcomes. This role bridges clinical treatment with industrial needs through job-specific functional training and employer collaboration.

**Schedule:** 80 hours per pay period, 5 days/week with full benefits. Monday/Wednesday/Friday 7:30-5:00, Tuesday/Thursday 7:30-1:00.

Key Responsibilities:

+ **Specialized Evaluations:** Perform post-offer testing- Work Capacity Evaluations (WCE), Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE), and Job Site Analyses/Ergonomic Assessments to objectively measure job readiness.

+ **Industrial Rehabilitation:** Evaluate patients with work-related injuries and develop rehabilitation programs for recovery as part of the post-injury care team together with physicians and other APPs.Design customized treatment plans that mimic specific job demands, such as lifting, climbing, and repetitive tasks. Develop/implement work hardening/work conditioning programs.

+ **Employer Services:** Conduct onsite ergonomic risk assessments, job analyses, and injury prevention training to mitigate workplace hazards.

+ **Case Management:** Maintain consistent communication with physicians, insurance adjusters, and nurse case managers regarding patient progress and work restrictions.

+ **Compliance:** Ensure all documentation meets strict medical, legal, and workers’ compensation reimbursement requirements.

Traits You Have:

+ Motivated

+ Self-directed and autonomous

+ Patient-focused and excellent communication skills

Full-time providers are eligible for a benefits package including:

+ Health Insurance and Dental Coverage with discounted premium rates for wellness program participation

+ 401k with immediate matching (50% on the dollar up to 7% of pay + additional annual Profit Sharing)

+ Medical & Dependent Care Flex Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off (accrue up to 29 days/year) + additional CEU time off and allowance

Qualifications

+ **Education:** Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program (DPT preferred for 2025).

+ **Licensure:** Active state license to practice Physical Therapy.

+ **Occupational Medicine experience** highly preferred, but not required

Physical Aspects:

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discrimination in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction. in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.

Subject to Physical Hazards - Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

Medical Associates Clinic & Health Plans is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, parental status, disability, veteran status, or other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP https://www.eeoc.gov/poster

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Company ID

1148

Job REQ #

orh5yfw5

\# Positions

1

Start Date

20251224

End Date

20260108

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About the Company

_Our mission is to provide superior healthcare and an excellent patient experience._

Medical Associates Clinic is a well-established multispecialty group practice with over 170 providers and a staff of over 1,000 health care professionals and support personnel. The group was founded in 1924 and is Iowa' oldest multispecialty group practice. Today, Medical Associates Clinic is the area' leading health care provider and only multispecialty group practice. Medical Associates Clinic has been recognized since 1998 as a ΓÇ£better performing practiceΓÇ¥ by the Medical Group Management Association.

In 1982, Medical Associates developed the Tri-State' first health maintenance organization, Medical Associates Health Plans, which offers comprehensive health benefits to over 400 employers and 45,000 members. Medical Associates Health Plans has maintained an ΓÇ£ExcellentΓÇ¥ rating, the highest level of accreditation possible by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, for 13 consecutive years.

Medical Associates Clinic offers several locations from which to seek medical care, including facilities at 1500 Associates Drive, 1000 Langworthy, and 4155 Pennsylvania Ave in Dubuque, Iowa; as well as facilities in Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Iowa; Cuba City, Lancaster, Platteville, Wisconsin; and Galena, Illinois.