Physical Therapist
New Hampton, Iowa
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center

Physical Therapist (PT)

Overview

• Location: New Hampton, Iowa
• Employment type: LTA
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Tuesday, Thursday, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM; no weekends or holidays
• Shift: 07:00 - 16:30

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid Physical Therapist license in Iowa, verified with a license/certificate verification dated within 30 days of start, with a machine-generated date.
• Experience: Physical Therapist experience of at least 1 year, including experience within the last year.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association, required for all direct patient care personnel. Submit a scanned copy with expiration date, including front and back of card.

Required Health and Immunization Records

• COVID-19 vaccine: Proof of September 2025 booster, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead. Declination is not accepted in CA or IL. End date listed as October 2026.
• Influenza vaccine: Proof, declination, or exemption on agency letterhead for the 10/1/2025 to 4/30/2026 season. Declination is not accepted in CA or IL.
• MMR: Scanned proof of 2 vaccinations with dates, or primary source IgG titer with lab printout.
• Varicella: Scanned proof of 1 vaccination with date, or primary source IgG titer with lab printout.
• Hepatitis B: 3 doses or declination.
• Tdap: Vaccine within the past 10 years. Declination accepted where the site allows and the assignment does not require pediatric interaction. Agency form accepted for declination.
• TB screening: 2-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON/T-SPOT), negative within a year of start. If a true 2-step is used, both reads must be within the last year. Chest X-ray accepted if positive within a year of start.
• Physical/health statement: Documentation from an exam within the last year confirming fitness to work.
• Fit test: 3M 1860.
• Color vision: Required.
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen completed within 30 days of start (preferably within 14 days), resulted with MRO signature before start. Must include methadone, phencyclidine, benzodiazepines, cocaine, propoxyphene, amphetamines, opiates, 6-acetyl morphine, methaqualone, and barbiturates. THC not included.

Required Background and Screening (within 30 days of start unless noted)

• Criminal background check: Federal, nationwide, and county criminal searches for the last 7 years, plus SSN verification. Check all addresses and AKA names.
• Iowa state registry check: Criminal history, sex offender, dependent adult, and child abuse registries. Required by law within 30 days prior to start.
• National sex offender registry (NSOPW): Check all names and locations. Michigan also requires the statewide registry.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS and OIG/GSA results, searching all aliases.
• OFAC sanctions search: Completed within 30 days of start.
• Education verification: Third-party report of highest academic level. If a specific certification is required by the job, it must be provided at onboarding.
• Child and adult dependent abuse training: Iowa only.

Required Professional Documents

• Profile: Resume, skills checklist completed within a year, and 2 professional references. Required for submission.
• Signed agreements and forms:

  • Confidentiality of patient and proprietary information and information system security agreement (page 5)
  • Conflict of interest disclosure form (page 1)
  • Code of conduct form (page 27)
  • Integrity and audit services form, signed within days prior to start
  • System access form, uploaded one week before start
  • Non-employee upload form, pages 1-3 and 28
• Employment: Standard I-9 completed by the agency.
• Badge photo: Required.

Required Testing and Checklists

• Core exam (Joint Commission testing): Completed within a year.
• Specialty-specific competency exam: Copy completed within a year.
• Skills checklist: Provided by the agency for clinical contractors.