Massage therapists are responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, massage therapeutic intervention, reevaluation, and education of patients who are referred by physicians or allied health practitioners for massage therapy. The massage therapist works closely with the patient, family, and other members of a physician-led team in providing individualized patient care. Massage treatments may be provided in an outpatient clinical setting or in the hospital setting.
Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, which includes F1 OPT STEM. Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee.
Certification from a state approved school of therapeutic massage with at least 500 hours of massage therapy related training. Three years’ experience as a massage therapist, preferably in a healthcare delivery system. Completion of a hospital-based massage therapy training program preferred. Ability to perform safe and effective massage therapy requiring visual assessment skills, verbal, written, and auditory communication skills, fine motor function and coordination, manual sensitivity, physical strength, and stamina. Ability to assimilate complex objective and subjective data and make clinical judgments based on the information provided by the patient, gathered from medical records, and provided by the health care team. Basic Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook skills and experience preferred. Complies with any and all city, state, and national requirements to maintain certification. Certification from a state approved school of therapeutic massage. Nationally certified through National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
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Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.
Benefits Highlights
Mayo Clinic has expanded and changed in many ways, but our values remain true to the vision of our founders. Our primary value – The needs of the patient come first – guides our plans and decisions as we create the future of health care. Join us and you'll find a culture of teamwork, professionalism and mutual respect, and most importantly, a life-changing career.
Mayo Clinic was founded in Rochester, Minnesota by brothers Dr. William James Mayo and Dr. Charles Horace Mayo. More than 100 years later, their vision continues to evolve around a single guiding value: "The needs of the patient come first." Today we are the largest integrated, not for-profit medical group practice in the world.
We are recognized for high-quality patient care more than any other academic medical center in the nation. These endorsements are very gratifying, but also humbling. They remind us of the tradition that has been entrusted to each one of us, and the legacy of excellence that we uphold every day.
