Home Health Physical Therapist Kern County

Kaiser Permanente; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente is hiring a Physical Therapist for home health in Bakersfield, CA. Provides independent, age-appropriate therapy at patients' homes, develops care plans, and coordinates discharge planning while educating patients and families.

Requires CA PT license and at least 2 years of PT experience; Basic Life Support and NPI present. OASIS certification preferred. 40 hours weekly, day shift, onsite in Discovery Plaza area.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years 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.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
• Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
• Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.
• Reassesses clinical symptoms to determine effectiveness and progress towards goals.

Education

PT degree

Job description

Job Summary

In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, provides independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence. Teaches patient/family and caregivers preventative and rehabilitative procedures. Develops and coordinates the plan of care and provides case management.

Essential Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction
• Detects early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity and mentation
• Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status and escalates appropriately
• Providing initial and ongoing assessment to determine level of functioning
• Evaluate the patient comprehensively, not just body part or functional ability.
• Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals
• Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy
• Implements the of care through direct treatment of the patient other health care personnel as appropriate.
• Provides advice and education to patient and family
• Regularly reassesses clinical 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 met their treatment goals.
• Provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management
• Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapyCompletes OASIS documentation according to guidelines.Coordinating with pharmacy, inpatient physical therapy, outpatient departments.Assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programsPerforms other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, peer reviews, departmental operations, and departmental projectsSupervises the work of Home Health Aides and Physical Therapy Assistant according to regulation and agency policy.Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practiceConsistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes 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 Permanentes policies and procedures.

  Experience

  Basic Qualifications

  • Minimum of two (2) years experience in physical therapy.

  Education

  • Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.

  License, Certification, Registration

  • Driver's License (California)
  • Physical Therapist License (California)
  • Basic Life Support
  • National Provider Identifier

  Additional Requirements

  • Clinically skilled to detect early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity, mentation.
  • Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status.
  • Ability to look at patient holistically, not just body part or functional ability.
  • Competency to remove staples/sutures in the home.
  • Commitment to Service Orientation.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills (in English).
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
  • Clear driving record for the past two (2) years and proof of automobile insurance as required by law.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in an automated clinical information system preferred.
  • 1-year experience in home health agency preferred
  • OASIS Certification

  Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

  Job Duties

  • 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 licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
  • Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
  • Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

  Primary Location

  California,Bakersfield,Discovery Plaza Medical Offices

  Scheduled Weekly Hours

  40

  Shift

  Day

  Workdays

  Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

  Working Hours Start

  08:30 AM

  Working Hours End

  05:00 PM

  Job Schedule

  Full-time

  Job Type

  Standard

  Worker Location

  Onsite

  Employee Status

  Regular

  Employee Group/Union Affiliation

  B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal

  Job Level

  Individual Contributor

  Department

  Chester Ave Med Office Bldg - Home Health_Int_PT - 0801

  Pay Range

  $63.52 - $81.11 / hour

  Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

  Travel

  Yes, 75 % of the Time

  Work Setting

  Onsite

  Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.