Physical Therapist - Outpatient - Per Diem - $2,500 Sign on

California Rehab OP Hub • Los Angeles, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

California Rehabilitation Institute, a partnership between Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health and Select Medical, is seeking a Per Diem Physical Therapist for their Outpatient clinic in Century City/Los Angeles, CA. The clinic specializes in providing care to patients with neurologic injuries or disorders such as CVA, BI, SCI, PD, and other conditions. The team offers PT, OT, and SLP services with an emphasis on a smooth transition through the continuum of care. They are looking for an individual who will contribute to the clinic's development and growth, is committed to high-quality patient care, values teamwork and communication, and can work with minimal supervision. Adult neuro experience is required, and new graduates are not being considered at this time. The position offers an increased rate of $69/hour and a $2,500 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

• Current CA licensure as a Physical Therapist
• Current BLS
• Adult neuro experience is required
• Not hiring new graduates at this time

Responsibilities

• Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.
• Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline specific therapy services for those assigned patients.
• Ensures design of functional treatment programs allowing for effective return to community activities.
• Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, coworkers and self.
• Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery.
• Completes a comprehensive evaluation of assigned patients.
• Utilizes clinical reasoning to develop appropriate treatment plan and goals focused on progressing patients towards discharge within an established length of stay.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to address all barriers to discharge.
• Demonstrates flexibility in all aspects of caseload management including accepting coverage, ensuring that the plan of care is communicated, implemented and progressed throughout the length of stay.
• Effectively and efficiently manages individual, concurrent, and group treatment sessions based on patient care needs.
• Completes medical record documentation in a clear, concise, accurate and timely manner, inclusive of daily documentation, goal writing, FIM entry, letters of medical necessity, discharge documentation, and charge entry using approved formats in compliance with state, federal and intermediary guidelines and in accordance with the Hospital's policies and procedures.
• Ensures care is provided under signed, valid physician orders and within insurance approval, as indicated and necessary for clinical care of the patient.
• Actively creates an individualized professional development plan with clinical management.
• Identifies and initiates own professional growth, actively pursuing professional development through continuing education, self study and involvement in professional activities and organizations.
• Applies learned information in order to meet the strategic objectives of the organization.
• Actively participates in patient and professional advocacy efforts that may include lobbying activities, health fairs, community level events, professional memberships, fundraising/charitable activities.
• Adheres to discipline specific State Practice Act and other regulatory agencies.
• Maintains professional licensure in good standing and completes all state mandated continuing education requirements.
• Performs in an ethical manner in accordance with discipline specific professional code of conduct.
• Understands the organization’s performance improvement methodology to improve quality of services provided by this position.
• Demonstrates awareness of organizational performance improvement initiatives and follows through with the action plans.
• Offers feedback through staff meetings, focus groups or direct supervisor in order to maximize performance improvement outcomes.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program
• Opportunity for advancement to potential full-time opportunities
• 401k (for Part time/Per Diem positions based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year)
• Employee assistance program (for part time employees)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level