Physical Therapist Job in Harbor City, California US
Physical Therapist
Responsible for the physical therapy management of patients under the direction and supervision of the rehabilitation services Director. Essential Functions: - Evaluate patients and interpret evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction. - Establish treatment goals and plan treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning from physical therapy. - Implement the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel; and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate. - Provide advice and education to patient and family. - Regularly assess clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment. - Discharge patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy. - Provide accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management. - Demonstrate progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - 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. - American Heart Association approved BLS. - National Provider Identifier (NPI) required. - Must be able to work in a Labor/Management partnership environment. Preferred Qualifications: - At least two (2) years experience. Notes: - This is an on-call position, schedule / days / weekdays / weekends may vary.