PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Physical Therapist, Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC)

The Physical Therapist provides consultation, evaluation, and direct treatment as a member of our multidisciplinary Hemophilia Treatment Center team. This role practices independently within the scope of California licensure and serves as a clinical resource to staff and the public. It also provides clinical supervision of Physical Therapy Assistants, PT students, rehab aides, and volunteers.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive evaluations, including patient history and assessment, and develop plans of care using sound clinical judgment and in adherence with California laws and regulations
• Assess areas that may include gross motor function, developmental milestones, motor planning, skill acquisition, prosthetic use, anatomical anomalies, and inflammatory processes
• Provide treatment that may include exercise, stretching, manual therapy, taping, equipment, and therapeutic modalities; apply and remove splints and other equipment as needed
• Evaluate patient progress and modify treatment plans accordingly
• Provide patient and family education and recommend self-management strategies or additional treatment
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with physicians and other team members
• Document patient care accurately and on a timely basis
• Supervise other PTs as assigned, PTAs, PT students, rehab aides, and volunteers, including contributing to performance appraisals
• Serve as a student preceptor in the Physical Therapy Clinical Education program as assigned
• Ensure treatment equipment is safe, sanitary, and in proper working order
• Participate in departmental performance improvement projects and in the review and revision of protocols, standards of care, policies, and procedures at the HTC Director's request
• Perform administrative and billing-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
• Current California State Physical Therapy license
• Five to seven (5–7) years of experience as a licensed PT in a Hemophilia Treatment Center
• Current BLS certification

Preferred

• Bilingual

Physical Requirements

• The role involves occasional sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, crawling, twisting, reaching, and pushing/pulling
• Occasional lifting of up to 35 lbs
• Employees may occasionally need to lift or assist more than 30 lbs to prevent patient falls and to wheel patients in and out of the facility. A lift device is typically used, but patient skill progression sometimes requires care without one.
• Work involves exercise equipment used for patient progression; no machinery and no work at heights