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Physical Therapist

Mercy General Hospital

#Customer Service #Interdisciplinary Team #CPR #Diagnostic Imaging #Surgery #Ambulation #Walker #Wheelchair #Physical Therapy

Quick overview

The Physical Therapist Assistant will help patients maintain or rebuild physical well-being to function optimally, reduce pain, and enhance their quality of life by performing initial evaluations and developing individualized plans of care. Responsibilities include administering therapeutic exercises, instructing patients in functional activities, assessing treatment responses, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess an Associate's degree or be eligible for Physical Therapist Assistant licensure upon hire, along with Basic Life Support - CPR certification within 14 days. Success requires strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

associate degreeCommunicationCustomer ServicePatient AssessmentGoal SettingPatient CareTreatment PlanningClerical DutiesInterdisciplinary CollaborationPhysical TherapyTherapeutic ExercisesData CompilationOrthopedic BracingAge-Appropriate CompetencyProsthetics TrainingSupportive Device TrainingFunctional Activity Instruction

Job description

Where You’ll Work Founded in 1925, Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital is a 310-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California.
Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.
Additionally, Mercy General Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities The incumbent demonstrates competency in physical therapy for pediatric, adult, and/or geriatric patients.
The incumbent provides patient assessments, develops and implements individual patient treatment programs, provides therapeutic interventions utilizing current and effective methodologies, and maintains effective documentation.
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 must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.
Job Requirements Completed an accredited physical Therapy degree program and be board eligible and able to obtain CA PT license within 6 months or have already obtained a CA PT License and Previous experience as a PhysicalTherapist or Physical Therapist student/intern.
Physical Therapist: CA, within six (6) months.
Basic Life Support from American Heart Association.

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