Inpatient Per Diem Physical Therapist FON

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and interprets examination findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction relative to persons limited by medical problems, birth defects, or health related conditions to restore their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.
• Performs clinical testing to determine muscle strength, reflexes, sensation, coordination, range of motion, and other sensory motor skills while performing clinical analysis and treatment of postural, gait, and ADL disorders.
• Establishes plan of care to achieve established goals relative to age, medical history and dysfunction.
• Administers or prescribes modalities and other physical agents.
• Administers or prescribes exercise programs/development of patient care programs.
• Demonstrates professional competence and clinical reasoning in assessing patients condition at the onset and through all phases of skilled physical therapy.
• Routinely takes usual and special precautions relative to the age, medical history and condition of the patient, and the type of treatment being given.
• Regularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progression towards goals, and the need for modification of treatment and/or goals.
• Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient.
• May delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel.
• Captures and documents the treatment plan and participates in discharge planning with other health care personnel as appropriate.
• Makes recommendations to other health care professionals during patient care rounds and case management conferences.
• Provides advice and education to patient and family.
• Discharges patients from physical therapy services when skilled therapy is no longer medically necessary and when clinically appropriate.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited PT training program with a Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy.
• Physical Therapist License (California) required at hire OR Physical Therapist License - Applicant (California) required at hire
• Physical Therapist License (California) within 4 months of hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Qualifications

• Member APTA

Benefits

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Pay

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