Geriatric Physical Therapist - Onsite PACE Rehab

Talent-Connect-Now; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Connect Executive Search & HR Solutions is recruiting a Physical Therapist (PT) for a community-based PACE program in California. The PT will join an interdisciplinary team to deliver individualized rehabilitation, improve mobility, and support independence for older adults.

Responsibilities include comprehensive PT evaluations, treatment planning, gait and balance training, and patient education. Onsite work at PACE centers and in participants' homes may occur, with collaboration across

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 assessment

Geriatrics

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation skills

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Licensed Physical Therapist in California

BLS Certification

Tools

EHR (Electronic Health Records)

Job description

Talent Connect Executive Search & HR Solutions is recruiting a Physical Therapist (PT) for a community-based PACE program in California. The PT will join an interdisciplinary team to deliver individualized rehabilitation, improve mobility, and support independence for older adults.

Responsibilities include comprehensive PT evaluations, treatment planning, gait and balance training, and patient education. Onsite work at PACE centers and in participants' homes may occur, with collaboration across