Physical Therapist

Salary Range: 123674 to 138674 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Essential Job Functions

Participates as a PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) member and is responsible for completing physical therapy assessments for new PACE participants and reassessments for existing PACE participants as part of the PACE IDT care planning process.
In collaboration with the primary care provider and IDT, develops and implements physical therapy care plans for participants, identifying and addressing their medical, physical, social, and emotional needs.
Attends IDT and morning meetings and reports on participants' mobility status, including changes in individual participants’ functional ability.
Based on clinical observations or physical therapy reassessments, makes recommendations to the IDT for incorporating or modifying physical therapy interventions into participant care plans.
Treats participants to achieve and maintain maximum performance using physical means such as exercise, massage, heat, sound, water, light or electricity.
Monitors PACE participants for changes in health or psychosocial status that require a physical therapy reassessment. Promptly communicates pertinent changes in participant status to the IDT.
Instructs, supervises and evaluates therapy program aides in the implementation of the participant’s individualized rehab plan of care.
Provides in-service training to other members of the health team.
Responsible for providing physical therapy education to participants, caregivers, and PACE staff to address mobility and functional issues. Home visits may be necessary to provide participants and caregivers with physical therapy education, durable medical equipment training and education, or physical therapy assessments and reassessments.
Serves as a physical therapy subject matter expert and communicates best practices for a frail elderly population to the IDT, participants, and caregivers.
Completes and maintains documentation in the PACE EHR in accordance with federal PACE regulations and organizational policy. Progress notes shall be written at least quarterly in the participant's health record and shall be signed by the physical therapist.
Supports the PACE QI program and participants in PACE QI activities as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in physical therapy if obtained prior to the year 2000; Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy if obtained after the year 2000.
• Minimum 1-year work experience as a Physical Therapist.
• Bilingual ability (Cantonese and/or Mandarin) and experience providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
• One year of experience working with a frail or elderly population, or in the absence of such knowledge, receive appropriate training on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring.
• Before working independently, meet a standardized set of competencies for the Physical Therapist position established by the PACE plan.
• Ability to make home visits as appropriate and assigned.
• Experience working in Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
• Before engaging in participant care, be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have up-to-date immunizations and vaccines.
• Have not been convicted of criminal offenses involving Medicaid, Medicare, other health insurance or health care programs, or social services programs under title XX of the Act.
• Have not been excluded from participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
• Have not been convicted of criminal offenses pertaining to physical, sexual, drug, or alcohol abuse.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Current Physical Therapist (PT) license in good standing to practice in California.
• BLS Certified