Physical Therapist (PT) – PACE

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 aPhysical Therapist (PT) on behalf of a healthcare organization providing Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).

The Physical Therapist will provide individualized rehabilitation services to older adults with complex medical and functional needs. As a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), this professional will help participants improve mobility, reduce fall risk, manage physical limitations, and maintain independence in their daily lives.

Key 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.

Required 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, with reasonable accommodation as applicable.
• Strong communication, participant education, and documentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in PACE, geriatric rehabilitation, home health, outpatient rehabilitation, or long-term care.
• Experience treating individuals with neurological conditions, balance impairments, or complex chronic conditions.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
• Experience with electronic health records and interdisciplinary care planning.

Work Environment and Schedule

This position supports an onsite, community-based PACE program. Responsibilities may include services in the PACE center, participants’ homes, or other assigned settings based on program needs.

The assigned location, work schedule, employment arrangement, compensation, and benefits will be discussed during the interview process.