Physical Therapist II

Physical Therapist II

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We’re hiring a Physical Therapist II! You’ll provide great care for patients and help families understand the treatment through evaluations, planning, and using physical therapy techniques that follow the rules and values of City of Hope National Medical Center. You’ll also work with complex cases, coming up with smart and effective treatment plans. Plus, you’ll support student internships, teach in the clinic, and help create new programs and treatment methods.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Screens patients to determine need for intervention and initiates referrals as appropriate.

• Evaluates patients using appropriate age specific tools. Interprets data in order to plan treatment.

• Establishes goals and treatment plans based on evaluation data, rehabilitation potential,

• discharge plans, and in coordination with goals and plans of patient, family and other care team members.

• Demonstrates skill and creativity in implementing patient treatment programs which are safe, effective, and efficient.

• Modifies treatment program according to patient needs and progress, terminates treatment appropriately, and develops appropriate discharge and post discharge plans.

• Completes evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, and third-party reimbursement reports per established departmental requirements.

• Performs reassessments per established departmental protocols as necessary.

• Collaborates with physician and other healthcare professionals to ensure ongoing integrated patient care.

• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patient and caregivers.

• Attends team and family conferences; interprets pertinent findings and contributes to the development of a multidisciplinary plan of care.

• Coordination with a CCS case manager for referral to a CCS-paneled provider or CCS MTU for the patient who may continue to require occupational therapy services after hospital discharge.

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.