Physical Therapist
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Job overview
Dignity Health is hiring a Physical Therapist. The Physical Therapist helps patients rebuild or maintain physical wellbeing, aiming to reduce pain, improve function, and enhance quality of life. The role involves performing initial evaluations, developing and updating individualized care plans, delivering direct treatments, meeting productivity standards, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and families, and fostering a positive customer service environment.
Key focus areas include Perform initial evaluations according to department protocol, Develop and update individualized plans of care, and Provide a variety of direct treatment interventions.
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's In Physical Therapy Or Master's In Physical Therapy Or Doctor Of Science In Physical Therapy, Active Physical Therapist License In California, and Basic Life Support From American Heart Association. Important skills include Age-Appropriate Competency Skills, Communication, Collaborative Approach To Care, Patient-Centered Approach To Care, Evaluations, and Treatment Planning.
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.
Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments. You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.
To be successful in this role, you will possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.
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Evaluations: Are completed according to department protocol. Completed within 48 hours once evaluation has been initiated. All relevant areas are thoroughly completed. Appropriate goals are set relative to the patient's prior level of function. Treatment plan is relevant to patient's problems identified. Patient/family participates in treatment plan and in setting goals.
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Provides Effective and Adequate Treatment: Implements effective and adequate treatment following department guidelines. Ongoing assessment of treatment effectiveness. Goals and treatment are modified as appropriate in relation to working toward goals. Selects appropriate treatment interventions. Utilizes specialized techniques.
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Patient/Family Education and Training: Addresses patient/family education. Demonstrates a variety of teaching methods. Methods are appropriate to the level of understanding. Education is timely (initiated when patient/family capable of learning) and need is identified with action taken to initiate training. Content is comprehensive-all aspects of care, including safety.
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Documentation: Complies with department policy regarding documentation. Completed in a timely manner according to department policy. Concise, legible, correct grammar using medical terminology and approved abbreviations. Reflects all interventions used in treatment, all ongoing assessment of treatment effectiveness, and changes in goals and treatment plan as appropriate.
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Communication & Collaboration with Team/MD: Appropriately communicates treatment plan and patient status with team and MD with no more than 1 complaint per year. Participates in team conferences. Addresses verification of payor guidelines/authorization as needed, in a timely manner (i.e., prior to scheduling/treating patient or obtaining equipment.
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Delegates to and Supervises Others: Delegates to and supervises support staff and students in achieving desired outcomes with no more than 1 complaint per year. Delegates appropriately to support staff within licensure and practice standards.
Job Requirements
Required
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Bachelors Other, Physical Therapy upon hire and minimum of one year experience as a physical therapist in physical disabilities setting, preferably in acute care or acute rehab; or completion of six (60
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Masters Other, Physical Therapy upon hire or
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Doctor of Science, Physical Therapy upon hire and
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Active Physical Therapist license in the State of California
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Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association
Preferred
- One year experience as a physical therapist in physical disabilities setting, preferably in acute care or acute rehab
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.
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Pay Range
$68.56 - $79.51 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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