Physical Therapist (PT) - Inpatient Acute Care - Relief

Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading healthcare provider as a Physical Therapist in Inpatient Acute Care. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with top professionals and utilize innovative equipment to enhance patient care. As part of a supportive and tight-knit team, you will assess and treat patients with various conditions, contributing to their recovery and quality of life. With a focus on continuous learning and professional growth, this position provides access to mentorship and educational resources. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Continuing Education Funds

Mentorship Opportunities

Collaborative Work Environment

Access to Clinical Specialists

Qualifications

• Entry-level position requiring a degree in Physical Therapy.
• Knowledge of evaluation and treatment methodologies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients within professional standards.
• Develop and implement therapeutic interventions for patient care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and documentation.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Therapeutic Interventions

Clinical Documentation

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate in Physical Therapy

Tools

Therapeutic Equipment

Job description

Physical Therapist (PT) - Inpatient Acute Care - Relief

Physical Therapist (PT) - Inpatient Acute Care - Relief

Apply remote type Onsite locations 500P Hospital - J/K/L/M Patient - PALO ALTO time type Part time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id R2444638

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.

Day - 08 Hour (United States of America) Relief staff members are required to work a minimum of 13 days/ 104 hours per quarter based on fiscal calendar (9/1 to 8/31). Of these, 8 days/64 hours must be weekend days, and at least 2 of the 8 weekend days must be Sunday. Weekend shift hours must be a minimum of 6 hours. A minimum of 3 days/24 hours must be during the week. All the above requirements must be satisfied to comply with this policy. If a relief staff member is unable to comply with this requirement for a given quarter, exceptions may be granted based on management’s discretion.

WHY Join the Inpatient Acute Physical Therapy department with Stanford Healthcare?

Our Physical Therapist serve in areas including General Medicine, Neurology, Cardiothoracic, Emergency Department, Orthopedics, Trauma, Neurosurgery, ICUs, Transplants including heart, lung, liver, kidney and abdominal, Oncology and much more.

• Collaborate with top providers from around the world to ensure the highest quality of care.
• Work with a highly skilled group of therapists with expertise in a variety of patient populations who thrive on educating and mentoring others.
• Utilize innovative equipment to maximize safety for the therapists and patients while impacting patients’ progress and quality of life.

Be Part of a Tight Knit Team: Our units are tight knit, collaborative and supportive as they provide top tier care for patients. The Inpatient Acute Physical Therapy department allows staff to have mentoring, opportunities to work with skilled interdisciplinary teams to provide best practice, and access to substantial continuing education funds and days to feel supported in and outside of their role.

Opportunities to Grow: Allied Health professionals in our Inpatient Acute Physical Therapy department have access to:

• PT Clinical Specialists’ support for mentorship, education and skill enhancement.
• Frequent inservices, case studies and journal clubs for continued learning.
• Both department and hospital-wide councils in addition to special projects to maximize quality of care and process improvement.
• Clinical Ladder Structure.

A Brief Overview

The Physical Therapist I is an entry-level therapist who performs routine patient care and is responsible for all clinical aspects of assigned patient care, including evaluation and treatment, with supervision as needed. The Physical Therapist I is proficient in providing basic clinical care; however, is expected to seek guidance from and collaborate with senior physical therapists when evaluating and developing treatment plans for complex cases with multiple diagnoses or who have multiple treatment options.

What you will do:

• Assesses and treats within CA licensing Board and American Physical Therapy Association scope of practice; provides direct patient care that meets department and professional standards of practice.
• Examines, evaluates, and tests patients with mechanical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities or other health and movement-related conditions.
• Develops, implements, and modifies therapeutic interventions to alleviate movement-related impairments, functional limitations and disabilities.
• Determines magnitude and impact of physical impairments or movement-related functional limitations, prognosis, plan of therapeutic intervention and appropriate frequency/duration of interventions.
• Evaluates for, recommends, applies and, as appropriate, fabricates movement-related assistive, adaptive, protective, prosthetic and supportive devices and equipment, and trains patients in their use.
• Organizes and maintains a patient caseload that meets/exceeds department productivity standards.
• Ensures documentation/billing are timely, accurate and complete.
• Discharges patient from treatment when appropriate with adequate discharge planning.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care planning including participation in rounds and patient care conferences.
• Participates in Department, team, and discipline and/or unit meetings.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree required.
• Graduation from an approved Physical Therapy curriculum.

Experience Qualifications

• 0 -2 years clinical practice as a Physical Therapist.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and adherence to Code of Ethics and performance standards specific to the clinician's professional organization.
• Knowledge of available equipment and vendors used in assigned area.
• Knowledge of basic business aspects of position, such as utilization management, charging practices and regulatory practice compliance.
• Knowledge of evaluation and treatment methodologies as applied to routine patient care.
• Knowledge of legal issues affecting the clinical practice.
• Knowledge of pathologies and injuries which result in physical impairments.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, equipment and theory of the practice of clinical specialty.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to develop and document clearly and accurately treatment goals that are realistic, measurable, appropriate, functionally based and that include patient/family input.
• Ability to develop, implement and adapt treatment programs.
• Ability to evaluate patients and interpret clinical data and make clinical judgments.
• Ability to provide appropriate care and progress treatment based on professional standards of practice.
• Ability to utilize sound clinical reasoning to determine appropriate patient interventions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with others.

Licenses and Certifications

• BLS - Basic Life Support.
• PHYTHR - Physical Therapist required.

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all patients, families and towards each other.

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care.
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health.
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $57.48 - $76.14 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

About Us

At Stanford Health Care, we seek to provide patients with the very best in diagnosis and treatment, with outstanding quality, compassion and coordination.

As part of our spirit of discovery, we also leverage our deep relationships with luminary Silicon Valley companies to develop new ways to deliver preeminent patient care.