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in Downey, CA
Physical Therapist
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | downey, California |
About this job
Responsible for the physical therapy management of patients under the direction and supervision of the Rehabilitation Services Director.
Essential Functions:
* Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
* Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning from physical therapy.
* Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate.
* Provides advice and education to patient and family.
* Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.
* Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
* Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.
* Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* N/A.
Education
* Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelor's or Master's or Doctoral degree with certification in physical therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
License, Certification, Registration
* Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of California.
* BLS.
* National Provider Identifier (NPI) required as of May 23, 2007.
Additional Requirements:
* Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bilingual in Spanish is highly desirable.
Notes:
* Saturday will be at the Downey Kaiser Foundation hospital providing inpatient coverage.
* Option of a 4/10 work week with hours from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
* However must work on Saturday at the Downey Kaiser Foundation Hospital providing inpatient coverage.
* Off day to be determined.
Essential Functions:
* Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
* Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning from physical therapy.
* Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate.
* Provides advice and education to patient and family.
* Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.
* Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
* Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.
* Demonstrates progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* N/A.
Education
* Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelor's or Master's or Doctoral degree with certification in physical therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
License, Certification, Registration
* Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of California.
* BLS.
* National Provider Identifier (NPI) required as of May 23, 2007.
Additional Requirements:
* Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bilingual in Spanish is highly desirable.
Notes:
* Saturday will be at the Downey Kaiser Foundation hospital providing inpatient coverage.
* Option of a 4/10 work week with hours from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
* However must work on Saturday at the Downey Kaiser Foundation Hospital providing inpatient coverage.
* Off day to be determined.