Description:Job Summary: In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, provides independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence. Teaches patient/family and caregivers preventative and rehabilitative procedures. Develops and coordinates the plan of care and provides case management.
Essential Responsibilities: - Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction
- Detects early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity and mentation
- Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status and escalates appropriately
- Providing initial and ongoing assessment to determine level of functioning
- Evaluate the patient comprehensively, not just body part or functional ability.
- Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals
- Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy
- Implements the of care through direct treatment of the patient other health care personnel as appropriate.
- Provides advice and education to patient and family
- Regularly reassesses clinical symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.
- Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has met their treatment goals.
- Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management
- Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy
- Completes OASIS documentation according to guidelines.
- Coordinating with pharmacy, inpatient physical therapy, outpatient departments.
- Assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs
- Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, peer reviews, departmental operations, and departmental projects
- Supervises the work of Home Health Aides and Physical Therapy Assistant according to regulation and agency policy.
- Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years experience in physical therapy.
Education
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
License, Certification, Registration
- Driver's License (California)
- Physical Therapist License (California)
- National Provider Identifier
Additional Requirements:- Clinically skilled to detect early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity, mentation.
- Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status.
- Ability to look at patient holistically, not just body part or functional ability.
- Competency to remove staples/sutures in the home.
- Commitment to Service Orientation.
- Effective written and oral communication skills (in English).
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
- Clear driving record for the past two (2) years and proof of automobile insurance as required by law.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in an automated clinical information system preferred.
- 1-year experience in home health agency preferred
- OASIS Certification
Notes:- Weekends on rotation.
Primary Location: California,Fontana,Palm Court II
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Fontana Medical Center - New - Home Health_Int_PT - 0801
Pay Range: $63.52 - $81.11 / hour Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
