Physical Therapist

CommonSpirit Health•Redding, CA

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About The Position

As a Physical Therapist at Mercy Medical Center Redding, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical well-being, function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life. You will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide direct treatments. The role requires meeting patient care productivity standards, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promoting a positive customer service environment. Strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach are important. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center serving nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. Its services include inpatient and outpatient care, cardiovascular and stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and robotic surgery. Its network also includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Eligible new hires may receive a $10,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.

Requirements

Graduate of a school of physical therapy approved by the American Physical Therapy Association.
Physical Therapist license in California, upon hire.
Basic Life Support–CPR certification through the American Heart Association, upon hire.
Ability to perform duties and make decisions in stressful situations and prioritize patient needs and other duties.
Strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial evaluations of assigned inpatients within 24 hours of receiving an order and complete them within 48 hours.
Evaluate newly referred patients to determine primary and secondary problems, collect baseline data, and assess the appropriateness of prescribed care.
Develop patient treatment plans based on evaluation findings, including modalities or procedures, treatment objectives, visit frequency, and time frames for short-term goals.
Reassess patient progress and revise treatment plans biweekly or sooner.
Document subjective and objective patient responses and anticipated changes to the treatment plan in the patient chart.
Review patient care plans daily and make appropriate adjustments.
Provide direct treatments and meet patient care productivity standards.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families and promote a positive customer service environment.