- Location
- La Quinta
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Education
- PhD
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
Physical Therapist
La Quinta, California
Full-time - Onsite In-Center Patient Care
Responsibilities:
- Conduct Physical Therapy assessments in our facility and in the home to define the Physical Therapy care needs, preferences, and goals of the participants
- Actively participate in IDT meetings to develop participant care plans
- Deliver and document Physical Therapy interventions in accordance with physician orders and/or as agreed upon in the participant's care plans
- Provide active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, and functional training of ADLs; treatments such as massage, heat, sound, water light or electricity
- Supervise the Therapy Assistants, including providing training, instruction and guidance needed to implement Functional Maintenance Programs (FMP)
- Providing training and instructions to staff, participants, and caregivers/families in the use and care of therapeutic equipment
Must-Haves:
- Doctorate in Physical Therapy
- Two (2) years in clinical setting with frail or elderly population preferred
- Valid California Physical Therapy License, or proof of License Eligibility
- Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification thereafter; CPR and First Aid certification upon hire preferred
Skills
CPRPatient Care
