Hospice Massage Therapist

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Certified/Licensed Massage Therapist to join our hospice outreach team as an independent 1099 contractor. Embrace the autonomy and variety of hospice care while collaborating directly with our clinical team. Through compassionate care, we focus on our patients quality of life, empowering them to make the most of their time with dignity, comfort and respect.

What You'll Do:

As a Certified Hospice Massage Therapist, you'll play a vital role in alleviating patients' symptoms and promoting comfort through personalized massage therapy interventions tailored to each patient's individualized care plan, working under the direction of the Clinical Director. Massage will include manual applications of compression, stretch, vibration , mobilization of the tissues beneath the dermis including the components of the musculoskeletal system, peripheral vessels of the circulatory system and fascia. Major responsibilities include:

• Performs health history on clients and update prior to each session; ascertains precautions/contradictions for massage prior to each session

• Explain procedures and applies techniques appropriate to client needs and preferences.

• Manipulate muscles or other soft tissues of the body

• Observe client reaction to massage and solicit feedback then modifies and responds accordingly

• Document clients condition and progress in electronic medical record

• Responsible for maintaining compliance with all HIPAA regulations and requirements. Treats all patient information as confidential and utilizes protected health information on a minimum necessary basis

• Performs other job-related responsibilities as requested

What Available:

• 1099 independent contractor as a self-employed individual/freelancer

• Service area of 50-mile radius of La Crosse, WI specifically servicing La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah, and Viroqua areas; average of 10-20 patients visits weekly

• Flexible schedule, based on individual preference. Typically weekday daytime hours, with some potential early evenings and weekends

• Fixed hourly rate and mileage reimbursement

What You'll Need:

• Graduate of an Accredited Massage Therapy Program

• Wisconsin Massage Therapist and Bodywork Therapist License (MTBT-WI)

• Will complete an independent consultant agreement with our legal services department, must carry your own liability insurance

• Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (with hands on learning) from one of the following programs: American Heart Association or American Red Cross

• 2 years' experience performing massage therapy as a licensed or certified massage therapist

• Prior Hospice experience

What You'll Get:

• Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States

• A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated

• Thrive in a rewarding environment with clear expectations and opportunities for professional growth through Professional Development Opportunities, structured training, educational development programs, and our Career Development Center

Emplify Health by Gundersen fosters a collaborative spirit, where you can contribute to our team's success and achieve your therapeutic goals. We're healthcare for neighbors, by neighbors. Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it Love + Medicine and its more than our practice. It's who we are. Join our mission in changing healthcare by applying today!

About Us:

Emplify Health by Gundersen is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa, serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 19 counties annually. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; affiliate hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Our mission is simple yet profound: Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

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We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility our pillars set our foundation and our future.

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