Join a Team That Invests in Your Success
At Burch Physical Therapy, we believe great patient outcomes start with great therapists. If you're looking for a supportive team, mentorship, professional growth, and the opportunity to make a real impact in your community, we'd love to meet you.
We're an established, therapist-owned outpatient orthopedic practice that has proudly served the North State for decades. Our clinicians enjoy collaborating with experienced physical therapists while treating a diverse patient population in a positive, evidence-based environment.
Whether you're an experienced clinician or a motivated new graduate, we'll provide the support you need to build a rewarding career.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Provide educational information about physical therapy and physical therapists, injury prevention, ergonomics and ways to promote health.
- Refer clients to appropriate community resources and services as necessary.
- Plan, prepare and carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating the data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- Administer manual exercises, massage and/or traction to help relieve pain, increase the patient's strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.
- Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
- Confer with the patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the intervention program.
- Review physician's referral and patient's medical records to help determine diagnosis and physical therapy treatment required.
- Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
- Obtain patients' informed consent to proposed interventions.
- Discharge patient from physical therapy when goals or projected outcomes have been attained and provide for appropriate follow-up care or referrals.
- Test and measure patient's strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and record data.
- Identify and document goals, anticipated progress and plans for reevaluation.
- Provide information to the patient about the proposed intervention, its material risks and expected benefits and any reasonable alternatives.
- Inform the patient when diagnosis reveals findings outside their scope and refer to an appropriate practitioner.
- Administer treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines.
- Direct group rehabilitation activities.
- Evaluate, fit, and adjust prosthetic and orthotic devices; refer to orthotist as necessary.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Direct and supervise supportive personnel, assessing their competence, delegating specific tasks to them and establishing channels of communication.
- Conduct and support research and apply research findings to practice.
- Participate in health-related community activities and help to formulate good public relations.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND LICENSING:
- Applicant must be a graduate of an APTA accredited institution approved by The Physical Therapy Board.
- Qualified applicants must possess a current physical therapy license from the State of California (or be eligible to obtain).
- Must have Outpatient Physical Therapy Experience
- Must hold a current CPR certification.
- New graduates of DPT programs are encouraged to apply
Burch Physical Therapy is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family.
COMPENSATION / BENEFITS:
Competitive compensation (negotiable based upon experience and specialty certifications a plus).
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off
- 401K
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employer Sponsored Medical/Dental/Vision
- Continued Education Assistance
REDDING, CA IS A BEAUTIFUL AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE!
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Submit your resume and cover letter. REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION
Fax: 530-226-9070
Pay: From $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
