Physical Therapist (Modesto McHenry Specialty)

The Physical Therapist provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease as they restore, maintain and promote overall fitness and health.

Will work at our McHenry Specialty Clinic in Modesto, and will provide support to our PACE Modesto team when needed. Schedule availability is Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Compensation

$67.00 - $72.00 an hour ($139,360 - $149,760 annually, working 40 hours a week)

Golden Valley Health Centers offers excellent benefits including Medical

• (0 Deductible / $2,000 Individual; $4,000 Family Out-of-Pocket Max), excellent PPO coverages; Dental; Vision; 403(b) with match, FSA plans, gym discounts, and so much more!
• Guaranteed 40 hours a week
• 11 paid holidays (which includes 2 half days)
• Accrued Vacation in addition to Holiday Pay
• Weekends, Evenings, and Holidays Off

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess, 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.
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit and to meets the patient's goals and needs.
• Administers manual exercises: instructing, encouraging and assisting patients in performing physical activities, functional activities, gait and daily-living activities and in using assistive and all applicable supportive devices.
• Administers physical therapy treatments by utilizing physical agent modalities-moist packs/heating pads, cold packs, TENS, EMS, ultrasound machine and traction, directing treatments given by assistants.
• Direct or supervise group rehabilitation activities.
• Provide information to the patient about the proposed intervention, its material risks and expected benefits and any reasonable alternatives.
• Completes assessments and collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers to establish treatment plan.
• Designs home exercise programs, recommending and/or providing assistive equipment, instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs that, if followed, will assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge from therapy.