Geriatric Physical Therapist – Mobility & Independence Specialist

TALENT CONNECT EXECUTIVE SEARCH & HR SOLUTIONS; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Connect Executive Search & HR Solutions is recruiting a Physical Therapist (PT) for a healthcare organization operating a PACE program in Los Angeles, CA. The PT will deliver individualized rehabilitation services to older adults with complex medical needs and work within an interdisciplinary team to improve mobility, reduce fall risk, and promote independence.

Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive PT evaluations, creating and implementing treatment plans, providing gait

Qualifications

• Current California Physical Therapist license in good standing.
• Graduation from an accredited physical therapy program.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Strong evaluation, treatment planning, and clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to adapt interventions to participants’ medical conditions, cognitive abilities, and functional goals.
• Ability to assist with participant mobility using safe handling techniques and appropriate equipment.
• Strong communication, participant education, and documentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial, periodic, and change-in-condition physical therapy evaluations, assessing strength, balance, gait, endurance, pain, transfers, and functional mobility.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans with measurable goals aligned with participants’ needs, preferences, and comprehensive care plans.
• Provide therapeutic exercise, gait training, balance activities, transfer training, and other interventions within professional scope.
• Monitor participant responses to treatment, reassess progress, and modify interventions as needs change.
• Recommend appropriate mobility aids, durable medical equipment, and environmental modifications to support safety and independence.
• Educate participants, caregivers, and staff on safe mobility, equipment use, home exercise programs, and assistance techniques.
• Collaborate with the IDT on fall prevention, home safety, care transitions, and ongoing functional needs.
• Participate in IDT meetings and communicate changes in mobility, treatment progress, and rehabilitation recommendations.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation of evaluations, treatment plans, services provided, and participant outcomes.
• Follow infection prevention and safe participant handling practices and contribute to quality improvement activities.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Treatment planning

Mobility assessment

Communication with patients

Documentation skills

IDT collaboration

Infection control

Education

PT degree from accredited program

Job description

Talent Connect Executive Search & HR Solutions is recruiting a Physical Therapist (PT) for a healthcare organization operating a PACE program in Los Angeles, CA. The PT will deliver individualized rehabilitation services to older adults with complex medical needs and work within an interdisciplinary team to improve mobility, reduce fall risk, and promote independence.

Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive PT evaluations, creating and implementing treatment plans, providing gait