Physical Therapist (PT)

Physical Therapist

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in urgent need of a Physical Therapist to take on a full-time assignment at the correctional facility located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Position Details:

40 hours per week Location: San Luis Obispo, CA

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm (Orientation 2 weeks, must be flexible)

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Job Description:

Under the direction of the institution designee, the temporary/relief physical therapist duties/responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to:

• Perform care consistent with the scope of licensure and in accordance with the institution/facilities policies and procedures and consistent with generally accepted evidence based physical therapy practices. Care provided must be sufficiently complex and consistent with the unique skills of a physical therapist;
• Provide physical therapy and evaluations on an "as needed" basis on patient/youth as pre-scheduled by designated institution/facility designee;
• Provide physical therapy services to patient/youth upon physician referral and order, or upon direct access to the physical therapy services in cases where the patient/youth is seeking physical therapy for an existing and documented diagnosis;
• Provide an initial assessment/evaluation on each referral and develop a treatment plan consistent with those findings and be responsible for communicating the treatment plan to the patient/youth and any relevant medical personnel;
• Reports or assessments/evaluations and progress notes shall be completed utilizing approved documentation forms in the patient's chart and/or outpatient health record;
• Vendor worker shall be available for telephone consultation while on duty at the institution/facility;
• Maintain all charting on a daily basis. Any chart remaining delinquent for more than ten(10) days could result in termination of the vendor worker.

If you are interested, please submit a copy of your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP.