What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at CommonSpirit Health?
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical facility. We are designated as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital and are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations. In addition to our acute care hospital we also own and operate three Rural Health Clinics providing walk-in immediate care as well as scheduled appointments for routine medical needs.
We are located in the northernmost area of California and are part of a network of care including Mercy Medical Center Redding and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. We are passionate about patient care committed to community outreach advocates for the underserved and dedicated to ensuring that quality affordable health services are available to all who need them. For more information visit www.mercy.org.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Experience treating acute inpatients outpatients and skilled nursing facility resident
- Graduate of accredited physical therapist program
- Training sufficient to remain current in career field
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with others in a team setting that is sometimes stressful
- Empathy and sensitivity to the needs of customers is crucial
- Must be able to evaluate patient problems and needs within the physical therapist’s scope of care and to develop appropriate plan of care
- Advanced level skills in delivery of patient care and clinical/community education programs
- Current California Registered Physical Therapist license
- Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
