Physical Therapist SH - Full-time / Part-time

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 required.

• Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experienced with evaluation, treatment, assessment, appropriate goal setting, and planning treatment primarily for the In patient arena. Orthopedic manual skills helpful.

• Able to function in hospital arena of patient care patient & family training, team conferences, and discharge planning. Skill & abilities to recommend patient disposition of level of care

• Complies with regulatory & QA criteria.

• Ability to communicate in a professional & effective manner to include both verbal and written. English communication skills required

• Working knowledge of computer keyboard helpful Ability to work in a fast paced setting and frequent interactions with other

• Demonstrate on-going continued education or stays abreast of current professional literature

• Must be able to demonstrate and maintain professional conduct to include dealing courteously, tactfully and patiently with patients & family, physicians, staff, and other individuals encountered during course of doing business.

• Perform other duties as necessary.

• Spanish language skills are helpful