Senior Physical Therapist, Hand Therapy Specialist

4 days ago


Vallejo, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:
As a Senior Physical Therapist, Hand Therapy, you will provide expert physical therapy management of patients under the direction of the Rehabilitation Services Director or designee. Your role will involve providing physical therapy services in specialized patient care clinics, and assisting in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.

Key Responsibilities:
• Evaluate patients and interpret evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
• Establish treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
• Initiate discharge planning for physical therapy.
• Implement the treatment plan through direct treatment of the patient, delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinate the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
• Provide 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.
• Discharge patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
• Provide accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.

Additional Requirements:
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Participate in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy.
• Participate in specialized patient care clinics outside the department.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.
• Perform other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects.
• Demonstrate on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
• Act as an instructor in patient education classes/groups within and/or outside the department based on operational need as defined by departmental leadership.
• Provide a minimum of one departmental in-service per year as requested by the Rehab Director.
• Serve as a clinical instructor to PT students as requested by the Rehab Director.
• Able to manage complex patients independently with minimal consultation.

Qualifications:
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in physical therapy.
• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a bachelors, masters or doctoral degree with certification in physical therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
• Physical Therapist License (California) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Certified Clinical Instructor for PT students, preferred.

Company Overview:
Kaiser Permanente is a leader in healthcare innovation, committed to improving the lives of our members and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care that is accessible, affordable, and effective.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that values and respects the contributions of all employees, regardless of their background, culture, or identity.

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