Location: Los Angeles, CA

Schedule: Full Time / Hours between 8am & 4:30pm.

Pay: $38-$52  - Depending on Experience

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Job Summary:

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. Responsible for evaluating individuals with mobility dysfunction and provide a plan of care that is specific to the individual’s goals related to functional independence.

Key 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. 


• Administer manual exercises: instruct, encourage and assist patients in performing physical activities, functional activities, gait and daily living activities and in using assistive and all applicable supportive devices.


• Administer physical therapy treatments by utilizing physical agent modalities-moist packs/heating pads, cold packs, TENS, EMS, ultrasound machine and traction; direct treatments given by assistants. 


•  Direct or supervise group rehabilitation activities

Work Environment:

• Work is in an office environment/rehab gym, climate controlled through central air conditioning, and outdoors, subject to weather conditions. 


•  Will work with Rehab exercise equipment and Durable Medical Equipment. 


• Will have some exposure to outside environment while traveling and/or working outdoors

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point.


•  Knowledgeable of Proper Body Mechanics and lifting techniques.


• Patience and understanding of frail elderly. 


•  Requires the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.


•  Will require 20% sitting, 30% walking, and 50% standing. 


• May also need to move heavy equipment, transfer/lift patients, and assist patient with walking and turning. 


•  Physical Therapist may also have to stoop, kneel, crouch, lift, and stand for long periods. 


•  May be required to travel to sites/program/participants’ homes and special functions as needed

• Physical Therapist license issued by the State of California Physical Therapy Board required.


• Current CPR/BLS certification required


•  Bilingual English/Spanish/Cantonese/Mandarin

• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with the frail elderly (Geriatric) and disabled populations required