Physical Therapist

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.

* Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to re-evaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

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