Physical Therapist, Home Health

Position Overview

$5,000 sign-on bonus available to external candidates - in accordance with Sutter Health policy + excellent benefits!

Primary coverage area will be: Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford and Los Altos.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, and participating in rehabilitative programs that improve patient mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and practice level competencies and is a recognized clinical or workflow subject matter expert.
• Responsible for developing key workflows and clinical protocols or guidelines for department.
• Serves as a resource in the education, training and mentoring of other staff and as a clinical instructor for assigned students.
• May coordinate staff education and student programs.
• Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.

Education

Graduate of an accredited physical therapy school

Certification & Licensure

• PT-Physical Therapist
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
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Experience

5 years of recent relevant experience.

Skills And Knowledge

• Collaborates with key stakeholders in developing solutions.
• Critical thinking, complex problems solving, decisive judgement and ability to work independently.
• Knowledge and application of professional practice and regulatory requirements.
• Must be able to work in demanding work environment, organize multiple priorities completing work duties within expected timelines and requirements.
• Computer and required technology proficiency/competencies.
• Demonstrates effective and efficient professional communication (verbal & written) skills as well as interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, teamwork/collaboration, customer service and community relations abilities.
• Able to retain and apply new knowledge & skills.
• Keeps abreast of professional practice development and advancement.
• Ability to teach/educate others, public speaking.
• Ability to develop training materials and competency assessments.
• Develop treatment protocols.
• Ability to extract evidence-based practice information and apply to clinical practice and training materials.
• Able to analyze and identify clinical practice and workflow best practices.
• Complex problem solver within and outside of department. Analyzes data/information from multiple sources.

Schedule

• Shift: Days
• Schedule: Full Time
• Shift Hours: 8
• Days Of The Week: Monday - Friday
• Weekend Requirements: Rotating Weekends
• Weekly Hours: 40
• Employee Status: Regular

Pay

$74.18 to $92.72 / hour

Benefits

Yes