UCLA Health
Physical Therapist 1 or 2 (Limited Appointment) - Orthopaedics
UCLA Health, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Description
Primary functions are to provide applicable Physical Therapy care for patients with orthopedic diagnoses. Major duties include: patient evaluation, patient treatment, documentation requirements, maintains expected productivity levels (including special assignments). The primary function is patient care, unless otherwise specified. May be required to rotate between clinical areas and will be required to participate in holiday coverage.
Salary range: 48.52-63.91 hourly
Position may convert to career
Qualifications
Licensure as a California Physical Therapist and current CPR certification
More than 2 years of licensed PT experience qualifies for PT 2 title.
Ability to safely perform repetitive bending, stooping, sitting, squatting, walking, standing during 8-10 hr. day. Normal duties involve lifting (up to 35 pounds without equipment), transferring patients, and pushing wheelchairs up to 500 feet
Demonstrates knowledge of etiology, course, prognosis, and manifestations of a wide variety of disease processes
Demonstrates ability to establish an appropriate treatment plan, select appropriate treatment techniques, assess the results based upon synthesis of all available information, and the patients' functional goals, with changes in the plan and timely discharge as indicated
Ability to perform a wide variety of treatment techniques, consistently and accurately
Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, caregivers, referring practitioners, peers, management and other health care practitioners
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.
Primary functions are to provide applicable Physical Therapy care for patients with orthopedic diagnoses. Major duties include: patient evaluation, patient treatment, documentation requirements, maintains expected productivity levels (including special assignments). The primary function is patient care, unless otherwise specified. May be required to rotate between clinical areas and will be required to participate in holiday coverage.
Salary range: 48.52-63.91 hourly
Position may convert to career
Qualifications
Licensure as a California Physical Therapist and current CPR certification
More than 2 years of licensed PT experience qualifies for PT 2 title.
Ability to safely perform repetitive bending, stooping, sitting, squatting, walking, standing during 8-10 hr. day. Normal duties involve lifting (up to 35 pounds without equipment), transferring patients, and pushing wheelchairs up to 500 feet
Demonstrates knowledge of etiology, course, prognosis, and manifestations of a wide variety of disease processes
Demonstrates ability to establish an appropriate treatment plan, select appropriate treatment techniques, assess the results based upon synthesis of all available information, and the patients' functional goals, with changes in the plan and timely discharge as indicated
Ability to perform a wide variety of treatment techniques, consistently and accurately
Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, caregivers, referring practitioners, peers, management and other health care practitioners
UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.