Physical Therapist Home Health

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

Mercy Home Health and Mercy Hospice is located at 3400 Data Drive in Rancho Cordova, CA. Both service lines are accredited agencies that have received outstanding recognition from The Joint Commission. We currently serve the greater El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties, bringing our patients the highest level of service available.

One Community. One Mission. One California  

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.

Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments. You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

• Meets the discipline-specific productivity standard.
• Demonstrates competency in the care of patients during field observation by the clinical supervisor.
• Completes and submits documentation following established guidelines as measured by a designated evaluation tool.
• Physician orders are present and written correctly.
• Documents follow up of identified problems.
• Reviews and documents clinical progress toward goals.

Job Requirements

Required

• Completed an accredited physical Therapy degree program and be board eligible and able to obtain CA PT license within 6 months or have already obtained a CA PT License and Previous experience as a PhysicalTherapist or Physical Therapist student/ intern, upon hire
• Physical Therapist: CA, within 6 - months
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Driver's License: CA, upon hire
• Auto Insurance, upon hire