Physical Therapist - P/T

**$5,000.00 Sign On Bonus Available**SCHEDULE: Part -Time Regular, 20 hours per week, Day Shift. Sunday and Saturday: 8:00am to 6:30pm (10 hour shift). Scheduled days and hours are dependent upon operational needs. Work site may vary between hospitals across the DSA.  Schedule will require week-end and holiday hospital duties. EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors or Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in physical therapy or foreign-trained equivalent. Licensure to practice physical therapy by the State of California. BLS. National Provider Identifier (NPI) required.  QUALIFICATIONS:  As a Senior Physical Therapist, you will have significant experience, at least two years, evaluating patients and interpreting evaluation findings to determine nature and extent of dysfunction; Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment plan through direct treatment of the patient individually or in groups, delegates a portion of the treatment to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate; Provides advice and education to patient and family; Regularly reassess clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment; Discharges patient from Physical Therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy; Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management in a computerized health management system; Participates in department meetings and educational inservices; Performs other duties as needed.  Schedule may include evenings based on operational need. Must be willing to work in a labor-management partnership environment. Demonstrates competency in age specific related to assessment, treating and/or caring for varying patient populations including infants, children, adolescents, and elderly adults.  DUTIES: Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction. Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals. Initiates discharge planning from physical therapy. Implements the treatment program through direct treatment of the patient individually or in groups, may delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel and coordination of the treatment plan with other health care personnel as appropriate. Provides advice and education to patient and family. Regularly assesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patient towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment. Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has met their goal.  Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management in a computerized medical record system. Participates in Department and Medical center quality activities and other duties as assigned. Please note: Any qualified candidates at Staff Physical Therapist (job code 947012), or Sr. Physical Therapist (job code 947013) can be hired for this position. Staff PT’s could include new Graduates with internship experience in inpatient setting or Physical Therapist from other settings interested in training to the inpatient setting.  Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente’s Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente’s policies and procedures.  Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.  At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.  Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees. Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer  Additional Information Reference Code: DV.0800629 Position Type: Part Time, Employee Contact Information Theresa Grego Apply by Email Kaiser Permanente - Northern California