Physical Therapist, Outpatient Physical Therapy, Full-Time, Days

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Company:

Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center

Compensation Range:

$54.32 - $81.48

Work Shift:

8 Hour (days) (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Job Description Summary:

The Physical Therapist provides evidence-based outpatient rehabilitation services to patients with musculoskeletal, movement, mobility, and functional impairments. The Physical Therapist independently evaluates patients, establishes measurable functional goals and individualized plans of care, and provides and progresses skilled interventions based on clinical findings, patient response, standardized outcomes, and continued medical necessity.

The Physical Therapist manages an assigned outpatient caseload; provides patient and caregiver education and individualized home programs; monitors functional progress; and coordinates appropriate referral, transition, or discharge. The role collaborates with physicians, providers, and other members of the care team to support continuity of care and promptly communicates significant findings, changes in condition, or barriers to progress.

The Physical Therapist maintains accurate and timely documentation, supports appropriate coding and charge capture as applicable, and meets established department expectations for access, productivity, documentation timeliness, and efficient utilization of scheduled clinical time while maintaining clinical quality and patient safety. The Physical Therapist practices within California licensure requirements, applicable professional standards, and MarinHealth policies and demonstrates MarinHealth's C.A.R.E.S. values.

Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions:

Job Specifications:

Education

• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program required.

• Degree and educational preparation must support eligibility for California Physical Therapist licensure.

Experience
Required

• Demonstrated education, clinical training, or professional experience in physical therapy evaluation, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention, reassessment, patient education, and discharge planning.

• Demonstrated ability to establish measurable functional goals, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and modify the plan of care based on objective findings and patient response.

• Ability to independently organize and manage an outpatient caseload while maintaining timely documentation and safe, patient-centered care.

Preferred

• Prior outpatient physical therapy experience, particularly in an orthopedic or musculoskeletal setting.

• Experience with musculoskeletal examination, therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular re-education, functional training, manual interventions, and individualized home exercise programs.

• Experience using standardized functional outcome measures to establish baseline status, monitor progress, and support clinical decision-making.

• Experience collaborating with referring providers and other healthcare professionals regarding patient progress, changes in condition, additional evaluation needs, and discharge planning.

• Experience working within an electronic health record and outpatient environment requiring timely documentation, appropriate charge capture, and efficient management of scheduled patient care.

Licenses & Certifications

• Physical Therapist (PT) required at hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required at hire.

• Integrative Agitation Management (IAM) required within 30 days of hire.

• Maintains all licenses, certifications, and continuing education required for practice throughout employment.

Prerequisite Skills

• Demonstrates clinical judgment and competency in physical therapy evaluation, assessment, goal setting, treatment planning, intervention, reassessment, and discharge planning consistent with current standards of practice.

• Organizes and prioritizes patient care responsibilities effectively in a changing clinical environment.

• Completes accurate, timely, and clinically relevant documentation in accordance with MarinHealth policy, regulatory requirements, payer requirements, and professional standards.

• Communicates clearly and professionally with patients, families/caregivers, physicians, colleagues, and members of the interdisciplinary care team.

• Provides effective patient and caregiver education, including home programs, precautions, equipment use, and strategies that support safe continuity of care.

• Demonstrates competency using the electronic health record and other technology required for the role.

• Uses sound judgment to recognize changes in patient condition, modify care within scope, and escalate concerns appropriately.

• Demonstrates reliability, professional accountability, adaptability, and commitment to evidence-based practice and continuous learning.

Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria):

• ( ) Infants: Birth up to 1 year

• ( ) Toddlers: 1 up to 3 years

• ( ) Preschool Children: 3 up to 6 years

• ( ) School Age Children: 6 up to 12 years

• (X) Adolescents: 12 up to 18 years

• (X) Early Adults: 18 up to 45 years

• (X) Middle Adults: 45 up to 61 years

• (X) Late Adults: 61 up to 80 years

• (X) Late, Late Adults: 80 years and up

Employee in this position most be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care and/or service based on the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her service group. 
 

Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance): 
Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be 
contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

• Accesses protected health information only as necessary to perform assigned job responsibilities.

• Maintains patient privacy, confidentiality, and information security in accordance with MarinHealth policies and applicable requirements.

• Uses appropriate safeguards when documenting, discussing, transmitting, or accessing patient information.

Duties And Responsibilities:
Essential Duties (Not Modifiable)

• Documents evaluations, treatment, progress, communication, and discharge information accurately and within required timeframes in the electronic health record.

• Collaborates with physicians/providers and the interdisciplinary care team regarding patient status, functional needs, precautions, equipment, discharge planning, and changes requiring additional clinical attention.

• Delegates and supervises physical therapy services provided by Physical Therapist Assistants and support personnel in accordance with California scope-of-practice requirements, MarinHealth policy, and demonstrated competency. Maintains accountability for delegated care and required documentation.

• Maintains responsibility for the physical therapy plan of care, including evaluation, clinical decision-making, treatment progression, reassessment, and discharge consistent with applicable scope and regulatory requirements.

• Recognizes changes in patient condition or safety risk and initiates appropriate intervention, escalation, referral, or communication within scope and MarinHealth policy.

• Uses equipment and resources safely, appropriately, and responsibly; reports equipment, environmental, or patient-safety concerns promptly.

• Participates in department quality, safety, patient-experience, and performance-improvement activities and applies evidence-based practices to support clinical outcomes.

• Maintains required competencies, licensure, certifications, and professional knowledge; incorporates current standards and evidence into practice.

• Demonstrates MarinHealth C.A.R.E.S. behaviors through respectful communication, accountability for follow-through and documentation, collaborative care, continuous improvement, and consistent attention to patient and employee safety.

Secondary Duties (Modifiable)

• Performs comprehensive physical therapy evaluations using appropriate examination, measurement, and functional assessment methods; identifies impairments, activity limitations, participation restrictions, precautions, and rehabilitation needs.

• Establishes measurable, patient-centered goals and develops an individualized plan of care based on evaluation findings, patient priorities, clinical judgment, applicable physician/provider orders, and current standards of practice.

• Provides skilled physical therapy interventions within scope of practice and adjusts treatment based on patient response, progress, safety, and clinical findings.

• Reassesses patients at clinically appropriate intervals, measures progress toward established goals, modifies the plan of care as indicated, and completes appropriate discharge planning.

• Educates patients and families/caregivers regarding diagnosis-related functional needs, treatment plans, home programs, precautions, equipment, self-management, and strategies to support safe continuity of care.

• Recommends and, when authorized, assists with implementation of new clinical methods, workflows, education, or process improvements.

• Supports department operations such as scheduling coordination, supply/equipment stewardship, charge capture, and other administrative activities as assigned.

• Serves as a clinical resource or provides coverage for designated department responsibilities when assigned and within demonstrated competency and scope.

• Performs other duties as assigned that are consistent with the role's scope, qualifications, and operational needs.

Accommodation:

Qualified applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application process by contacting Human Resources at 415-925-7040 or [email protected].

 

C.A.R.E.S. Standards:

MarinHealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standards—Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety—which foster a healing, trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

 

Health & Immunizations:

To protect employees, patients, and our community, MarinHealth requires measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations as a condition of employment (and annually thereafter). COVID-19 vaccination/booster remains strongly recommended. Medical or religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

 

Compensation:

The posted pay range complies with applicable law and reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Individual pay is set by skills, experience, qualifications, and internal/market equity, consistent with MarinHealth’s compensation philosophy. Positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by those agreements.

 

Equal Employment:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status, and any other classifications protected by federal, state, and local laws.