CommonSpirit Health

Outpatient Physical Therapist

CommonSpirit Health • $80K — $95K *
Santa Maria, CA 93458In-Person
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Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Licensed Physical Therapist in California (PT:CA)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS-CPR) certification within 30 days of hire
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Solid understanding of physical therapy practices and equipment
  • Effective verbal and written communication with physicians and staff

Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough assessments to identify patients' functional deficits
  • Communicate rehabilitation goals and patient progress to the healthcare team
  • Attend regular patient care meetings for collaborative treatment planning
  • Lead at least one departmental inservice annually to share knowledge
  • Stay updated on rehabilitation trends through continued education and literature
  • Determine when to appropriately discontinue treatment based on patient progress
  • Coordinate discharge plans with timely referrals to relevant services
  • Maintain accurate and timely patient records following regulatory guidelines

Benefits

  • Opportunities for continuous education and professional development
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Participation in departmental inservices
  • Supportive of work-life balance through flexible scheduling
  • Exposure to a diverse patient population in a dynamic practice setting
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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist I, you will help by providing physical therapy assessments and treatments to patients

Every day you will accurately identifie patient's functional deficits/dysfunction through review of the medical record, through observation of the patient, through information obtained from the patient/family, and through manual muscle testing, range of motion testing, postural analysis, functional analysis and other physical therapy assessment techniques. Accurately interprets the physician's order. Measurement: Discussion, Feedback, Chart Review, Observation.

To be successful in this role, you must
  • Effectively communicates with other members of the healthcare team regarding goals, progress and rehab potential.
  • Work as a collaborative member of the treatment team.
  • Attend any necessary and appropriate patient care meetings, such as mini rounds, weekly patient care conference, weekly NICU discharge meetings, etc. Measurement: Feedback, Observation.
  • Present at least one departmental or hospital inservice per year.
  • Keep abreast of current trends and other developments in Rehabilitation as evidenced by participation and attendance of inservices, continuing education courses, and current professional publications. Sufficient CE hours for maintenance of licensure including CE courses necessary to attain expertise appropriate for clinical level II. (NA - per diem) Measurement: Observation.
  • Terminate treatment appropriately when patient has met goals, shows plateau of progress, or is no longer authorized for treatment.
  • Plan for the patient's discharge in adequate time for appropriate referrals to be made.
  • Make appropriate recommendations for referrals at next level of care, including outpatient therapy, home health and MTU. Measurement: Feedback/Observation, Chart Review.
  • Prepare, maintain, and transmit accurate, complete and timely patient records in accordance with regulatory guidelines, department and hospital standards. Measurement: Feedback, Chart Review, Observation.


Job Requirements

Required
  • Physical Therapist: CA (PT:CA) upon hire
  • Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) within 30 days of hire
  • Demonstrates good interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrates competent working knowledge of standard physical therapy practices, procedures and equipment utilized in the department.
  • Ability to interface with physicians and communicate verbally and in writing a patient's deficits and need for PT services.


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