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The Physical Therapist will focus on coordinating and providing restorative and rehabilitative Physical Therapy services to participants at the Center and at home. Alongside the Primary Care Physician, rehabilitation team, and other IDT members, the Physical Therapist works to maximize participant independence safety, and develop or restore function.

Essential Job Duties:

• Conduct Physical Therapy assessments in our facility and in the home to define the Physical Therapy care needs, preferences, and goals of the participants
• Actively participate in IDT meetings to develop participant care plans
• Deliver and document Physical Therapy interventions in accordance with physician orders and/or as agreed upon in the participants’ care plans
• Provide active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, and functional training of ADLs; treatments such as massage, heat, sound, water light or electricity
• Supervise the Therapy Assistants, including providing training, instruction and guidance needed to implement Functional Maintenance Programs (FMP)
• Providing training and instructions to staff, participants, and caregivers/families in the use and care of therapeutic equipment

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy plus five (5) years of Physical Therapy experience
• Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy or Doctorate in Physical Therapy preferred
• Valid California Physical Therapy License, or proof of License eligibility
• Two (2) years of Physical Therapy experience in a clinical setting with a frail or elderly population preferred
• The qualifying physical therapy degree earned outside of the US must be evaluated to the US equivalent to a degree in physical therapy
• Possess and maintains current CPR certification preferred