Physical Therapist, PT, Home Health

Sutter Health • Yuba City, CA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist is responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, and participating in rehabilitative programs designed to improve patient mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury. This role requires advanced knowledge and practice level competencies, serving as a recognized clinical or workflow subject matter expert. Key responsibilities include developing workflows and clinical protocols or guidelines for the department. The Physical Therapist also acts as a resource for the education, training, and mentoring of other staff, and as a clinical instructor for assigned students, potentially coordinating staff education and student programs. Adherence to all local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures is essential to ensure patient privacy and safety while delivering optimal care.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy school
• PT-Physical Therapist certification
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification
• DL-Valid Drivers License Class C or Class D (for Home Health)
• AUTO-Automobile Insurance (for Home Health)
• 5 years of recent relevant experience
• Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders in developing solutions
• Critical thinking
• Complex problem solving
• Decisive judgement
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge and application of professional practice and regulatory requirements
• Ability to work in demanding work environment
• Ability to organize multiple priorities completing work duties within expected timelines and requirements
• Computer and required technology proficiency/competencies
• Effective and efficient professional communication (verbal & written) skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Conflict resolution
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Customer service and community relations abilities
• Able to retain and apply new knowledge & skills
• Keeps abreast of professional practice development and advancement
• Ability to teach/educate others
• Public speaking
• Ability to develop training materials and competency assessments
• Ability to develop treatment protocols
• Ability to extract evidence-based practice information and apply to clinical practice and training materials
• Able to analyze and identify clinical practice and workflow best practices
• Complex problem solver within and outside of department
• Ability to analyze data/information from multiple sources

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve patient mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and practice level competencies and serve as a recognized clinical or workflow subject matter expert.
• Develop key workflows and clinical protocols or guidelines for the department.
• Serve as a resource in the education, training and mentoring of other staff and as a clinical instructor for assigned students.
• Coordinate staff education and student programs (may).
• Adhere to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees