PHYSICAL THERAPIST

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Day - 10 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.
 

Job Summary

Assesses patients and establishes appropriate treatment plan based upon diagnosis and professional standards. Provides appropriate treatment of patients using specific modalities and treatment techniques. Accurately documents treatments and care of patients and communicates with other team members. Participates in individual and department continuous improvement and education activities.

Essential Functions

The essential functions listed below are general examples and not a description of comprehensive duties.  Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing nature or scope of this position or level of responsibility.  May be asked to perform other duties as assigned. 

• Direct patient care, including the assessment and treatment of patients, developing and carrying out individually designed treatment programs. 
• Performs and documents an initial evaluation, interprets data to identify problems, and determines functional limitations prior to intervention.
• Performs ongoing documentation in the patient medical record with functional limitations, goals and appropriate timelines
• Communicate with referring Physician to obtain certification of plan of care and document as appropriate. 
• Includes the patient/caregiver in treatment process, evaluation of effectiveness and discharge as necessary.  
• Evaluates the effectiveness of treatment at various stages and makes adjustments to achieve maximum benefit or discharges when treatment no long needed
• Ensures patient education, proper fit and use for assistive devices as necessary.   
• Supervises PTA, PSM Aide, students and volunteers as the clinical schedule dictates
• Participates in team and hospital wide meetings, committees and initiatives as assigned
• Assists with department finances with accurate daily billing practices, active daily maintenance of patient care schedule. 
• Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare – Tir-Valley patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions

Job Qualifications

Education   

• Bachelor’s/ Masters/Doctorate Degree in physical therapy from an accredited university. 

Experience

• 2 years of experience preferred. 

• Current license to practice Physical Therapy in the state of California or be eligible to apply.
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good physical condition, which requires moderate lifting of equipment and patients.
• Ability to work flexible schedules and varying locations as assigned
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels of the hospital and departments
• Strong organization
• Strong time management ability
• Problem solver and critical thinker with the ability to anticipate possible issues
• Strong computer skills
• Self-initiative
• Knowledge of Medicare documentation standards
• Knowledge of hospital safety, quality and joint commission standards
• Knowledge of standard medical abbreviations for documentation

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience


Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.



You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better out