Sr. Physical Therapist (Part-time)

DEPARTMENT: Rehabilitation Services

 

SCHEDULE: Part-time, Day shift, 20 hours/week: two 10-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday or two 8-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday as well as a 4-hour shift on a weekday.

 

EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in physical therapy or foreign-trained equivalent. Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of California.

 

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: CA licensure or eligible, CPR-BLS certified. 







POSITION SUMMARY: Part-time position for the hospital on weekends.  Prefer if can be available weekdays for additional coverage during staff shortages, but not required.  Weekend differential additional.  Can have a regular weekend schedule.

 

DUTIES: 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 for physical therapy. Implements the treatment plan through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate. Provides advice and education to patient and family. Regularly reassesses clinical signs and 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 received maximum benefit from physical therapy. Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management. Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy. Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department. Assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs. Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects. Demonstrates on going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice. Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.