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Rehabilitation Opportunities

Practice your profession with people who share your passion

At Allina Hospitals & Clinics, we believe the best way to care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of all who care for them. That’s why Allina devotes extraordinary resources to enable you not just to do your job, but to grow and thrive in it to achieve your highest potential.

Whether you prefer to work in a hospital, clinic or home care setting, in the metro area or a smaller community, our family of hospitals, clinics and care services are united by a common purpose and uncommon caring – for our patients, our communities, and each other.

We care for patients

Career positions for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists are available throughout the Allina Hospitals & Clinics system.

Allina Hospitals & Clinics has earned a reputation as preeminent provider of rehabilitative services for people with a wide range of conditions, including:  

• stroke
• spinal cord injuries
• brain injuries
• spine rehabilitation
• work and sports-related injuries, including overuse and repetitive motion injuries
• neurological and muscular disorders, including arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and speech-language disorders.

Opportunities at Allina Hospitals, Clinics and Sister Kenny Institute

You can practice your profession at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, an integrated center of excellence, providing services at five Allina hospitals and 20 outpatient clinics throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The hospitals providing rehabilitative services under the Sister Kenny name are:  

• Abbott Northwestern Hospital – Minneapolis
• Buffalo Hospital – Buffalo
• United Hospital – St. Paul
• Mercy Hospital – Coon Rapids
• Unity Hospital – Fridley  

Each year, the Institute treats more than 70,000 patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. Programs and services include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, sports and physical therapy clinics, spine center, advanced rehabilitative technologies and pediatric rehabilitation program.

In addition, positions in rehabilitative services to treat short- and long-term conditions or disabilities are available at the following Allina hospitals:

• Cambridge Medical Center – Cambridge
• New Ulm Medical Center – New Ulm
• Owatonna Hospital – Owatonna
• River Falls Area Hospital – River Falls, Wisconsin
• St. Francis Regional Medical Center – Shakopee

Rehabilitation career positions are also available at Allina Medical Clinic sites located throughout the metro area and greater Minnesota.  

Career Opportunities in Home Care and End-of-life Care

For rehabilitation professionals who prefer to work with patients in their home, Allina Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care offers a dynamic, growing program that provides a high level of autonomy to practitioners, backed by all the resources of a multi-faceted health care system.

Allina Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists consistently record high employee satisfaction scores. Like our patients, they come to Allina because of our dedication to caring, our investment in the latest technological advances to improve patient care, and our commitment to providing an excellent place to work.

The rehabilitation team enjoys one-on-one care with their patients, flexible hours, ability to stay with patients as long as needed, and the close relationships that naturally develop between caregivers and families in a patient's most comfortable environment.

Additional Rewards

Rehabilitation professionals at Allina enjoy rewarding careers that include:

• opportunities for advancement
• access to shared evidence-based best practices
• systemwide continuing education opportunities

We care for each other through a rich array of benefits

Unparalleled Learning and Development Resources

No matter where you are in your career, Allina provides dynamic opportunities to add to your knowledge, enhance your skills and share your expertise.

You will be encouraged to grow not only as an individual, but as an individual and as a professional. You will receive support to continue your professional development in an environment that promotes mutual trust, open communication and respect. Your achievements will be recognized at unit, hospital and system-wide levels.

We care for our communities through collaboration and outreach

We serve our communities not just in medical settings, but wherever people live, learn and work. Through corporate volunteer and foundation activities, the people of Allina support programs that include Childhood Obesity Prevention, Financial Assistance Services and Heart Safe Communities.

As a member of the Allina team, you will help us succeed in our mission: To serve our communities by providing exceptional care, as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care.