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Physical Therapist (PT) URGENT
AI Summary
A Licensed Physical Therapist provides direct patient care in a skilled nursing facility, evaluating and treating patients, documenting progress, coordinating with families and physicians, and supervising therapy assistants.
About this role
Physical Therapist (PT) URGENT
A great Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) is looking for an experienced, hard-working Licensed Physical Therapist to join their growing team in Willows, CA.
The Occupational Therapist would to provide direct patient care and support activities that help people carry out their daily tasks with more confidence and independence and review the treatments periodically, evaluate progress and make changes to the treatment as needed.
- Aids in the restoration and enhancement of independent function in those individuals whose living status has been compromised by illness and/or injury: evaluates and treats patients, communicates with families, physicians and other health team members, documents services in the medical record.
- Contributes to professional development of self and others.
- Enhances interdisciplinary team through professional skills and knowledge.
- Demonstrates safe working practices.
- Provides patient treatments, which meet patient needs, and uses current treatment knowledge in clinical procedures.
- Writing specific, objective documentation, which is outcome oriented and details the patient’s needs, potential to benefit from treatment, and progress achieved to date. Includes specific, objective, measurable goals.
- Managing Medicare Medical Review and Denials process in conjunction with Director of Rehabilitation.
- Supervising Certified Physical Therapy Assistants and/or Aides in direct patient care and patient related activities
Qualifications
- Availability to work full-time as a Licensed Physical Therapist( PT) in California.
- Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Knowledge in {hysical Therapy evaluations and treatments.
- Knowledge in proper care for lifting and transferring patients
- Ability to supervise and direct assistants and aides
- Knowledge of medical terms
- Experience in geriatric rehabilitation preferred
- Experience in adult neurological, cardiac, and/or general rehabilitation is preferred
Additional Information
For more information regarding this position please contact Teuila Palm with 1 Legacy Healthcare Recruiters at 951-251-0997
