Senior Physical Therapist - CCS (Indio/Palm Springs)

Senior Physical Therapist

California Children's Services

Must be licensed as a Physical Therapist
California Children's Services (CCS) Experience Preferred  

Under general supervision, and according to prescription, to evaluate, plan and administer physical therapy treatment plans for physically handicapped children with neuro-muscular, orthopedic and/or other problems; acts as a lead worker for psychical therapists assigned to a medical therapy unit; performs other related duties as required.

The Senior Therapist is the lead level classification in the Therapist series for the California Children’s Services Program.  Incumbents are assigned to case manage 70% of a full-time therapists’ s caseload and serve in a lead capacity as an additional resource to staff therapists in the Program. They will additionally support the Unit Supervisor duties as needed. 

The Senior Therapist is distinguished from the Supervising Therapist in that the latter provides day-to-day supervision of a combination program of physical therapy within the unit.

• Plan, administer and guide therapy treatments for cases of physically handicapped children.

• Works as a member of the interdisciplinary team, confers with the physician, patient and family to set functional goals.
 
• Provides patient and family education/home program activities to assist in activity of daily living skills designed to promote improved mental and physical health.
 
• Initiates and maintains records of patients’ status and progress.
 
• Provides clinical instruction to physical therapy students.

 • Assists in the guidance and mentoring of a staff of physical therapists assigned to a Medical Therapy Unit in a public school; as requested or assigned, gives technical advice to staff therapists.
 
• Provide training to the Medical Therapy Unit staff as needed to ensure implementation of best practices in the Medical Therapy Unit and share these best practices with other staff.
 
• Participate in program development workgroups or projects as assigned.
 
• Complete 10% client case reviews for their respective Medical Therapy Unit’s monthly to promote quality assurance and quality improvement measures in providing client care.

 • Assists in the operation of Pediatric and Orthopedic Conferences; assists in the training and evaluation of professional students; assists as a liaison between a Medical Therapy Unit, school personnel, and other community agencies in the absence of the supervising therapist.
 
• Assists the Medical Therapy Unit Supervisor in the reviewing Physical therapy evaluations and Durable Medical Equipment requests.
 
• May represent the Medical Therapy Program in Special Care Clinics for enhanced care coordination for the Medical Therapy Program clients.

License/Certificate: Current licensure as a Physical Therapist with the California Board of Physical Therapy.

Experience: Two years as a licensed physical therapist. For assignments in a California Children’s Services setting, one year of the required experience must have been in pediatrics.

Knowledge of: Therapeutic techniques, activities and equipment used in physical therapy work with particular emphasis on the physical and psychological problems of children with cerebral palsy; growth and development of children; skeletal anatomy; kinesiology, neurology and the objectives of physical therapy treatment.

Ability to: Plan, organize and conduct an physical therapy program; apply physical therapy techniques in observing testing and evaluating patients; explain physical therapy treatments to physically handicapped children; deal effectively with handicapped children and their parents; prepare reports and keep records of case histories; assist in coordinating and directing a medical therapy unit instruction program; participate in program development activities, staff training and mentorship; engage in quality assurance and quality improvement program development projects.

Other Requirements

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is necessary at the time of hire and must be maintained throughout employment. County vehicles may be available but are not guaranteed. Employees may be required to use their own vehicle for field travel. Mileage reimbursement is available when using a personal vehicle for County business.

For questions regarding this recruitment contact the recruiter, Jeremy Holforty: jholfort@rivco.org/ 951-955-5558.

Salary : $102,484 - $147,065