Physical Therapist II

Dignity Health; Camarillo (CA); Presencial; USD 63.000 - 105.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to support daily evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and deliver a range of treatments.

The role emphasizes age-appropriate skills, strong communication, and collaborative, patient-centered care within an interdisciplinary team and family involvement.

You will meet productivity standards, participate in rounds and in-services, and help discharge planning with appropriate referrals.

Formación

• Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience.
• Physical Therapist: CA, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Responsabilidades

• Identify and report patient abuse and neglect.
• Assist Therapy Manager in performance reviews and support staff development.
• Assess functional deficits through chart review, observation, and testing.
• Accurately interpret physician orders.
• Communicate with health-care team about goals and rehab potential.
• Attend patient care meetings and relevant rounds.
• Present at least one departmental or hospital in-service per year.
• Plan discharge and refer to next level of care when appropriate.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Patient-centered care

Clinical independence

Educación

CA license upon hire

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Every day, you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments. You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

• Identifies and reports patient abuse and neglect i.e.: physical assault, domestic abuse and neglect of elders and children.

• Assists Therapy Manager/Supervisor in annual performance reviews of therapy assistants and aides and works to assist these team members in improving job performance.

• Accurately identifies patient's functional deficits/dysfunction through review of the medical record, through observation of the patient, through information obtained from the patient/family, and through manual muscle testing, range of motion testing, postural analysis, functional analysis and other physical therapy assessment techniques.

• Accurately interprets the physician's order.

• Effectively communicates with other members of the health-care team regarding goals, progress and rehab potential.

• Works as a collaborative member of the treatment team. Attends any necessary and appropriate patient care meetings, such as mini rounds, weekly patient care conference, weekly NICU discharge meetings, etc.

• Presents at least one departmental or hospital in-service per year. Keeps abreast of current trends and other developments in Rehabilitation as evidenced by participation and attendance of inservices, continuing education courses, and current professional publications. Sufficient CE hours for maintenance of licensure including CE courses necessary to attain expertise appropriate for clinical level II.

• Terminates treatment appropriately when patient has met goals, shows plateau of progress, or is no longer authorized for treatment. Plans for the patient's discharge in adequate time for appropriate referrals to be made. Makes appropriate recommendations for referrals at next level of care, including outpatient therapy, home health and MTU.

Job Requirements

Required

• Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience; evidence of ability to function with a high degree of independence and competence.

• Physical Therapist: CA, upon hire and

• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1974, Dignity Health - St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 40,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Hospital Camarillo has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement three years in a row, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

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Pay Range

$64.58 - $76.76 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.