Physical Therapist
Santa Maria, CA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Physical Therapist (PT)

Specialty: Physical Therapy Location: Santa Maria, California (Home Health also covers the Arroyo Grande area) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of experience
• Active BLS certification
• California license
• Experience with OASIS, a government-mandated home health form (Home Health)
• CCC-SLP required for Speech (Inpatient/Outpatient)
• General acute care experience (Inpatient PT)
• Hand therapy experience (Outpatient OT)
• Ortho and some neuro experience (Outpatient PT)
• Peds experience (Outpatient Speech)
• One year of experience working PT, OT, or Speech (Home Health)

Preferred

• Neuro and peds experience (OT)
• Home setting experience (Home Health)
• Both outpatient and inpatient experience (ideal, not required)
• Basic acute care experience, including total joints (knees, hips, shoulders), for inpatient work

Inpatient/Outpatient Assignment

• Scope: PT, OT, and Speech in inpatient and outpatient settings. Rehab aides and OTA/PTAs work outpatient only.
• Inpatient PT: About 45-50% medsurg, 35% telemetry, and the remainder ICU, with occasional ER or peds.
• Outpatient PT: About 65% ortho (shoulders, knees, backs), plus basic stroke and other neuro patients.
• OT: Mostly a mix of cases inpatient; outpatient is about 50% hand therapy.
• Speech: Stroke, TBI, and oral/head/neck cancer. Outpatient sees about twice as many peds patients.
• Other services: Wound care and lymphedema program.
• Floor orientation: Several shifts.
• Weekends: Normally 3 weekend shifts per quarter, negotiable; not a deal breaker if the traveler cannot work weekends.
• Clinic hours: Outpatient clinic runs 6am-7pm. PT shifts are 8 hours with varying start times. OT starts at 8am or 9am. Speech starts at 7:30am Monday-Thursday, with later Friday starts.
• Uniform: Outpatient is business casual (collared shirt, nice pants, optional lab jacket). Inpatient requires facility polos, provided if needed.

Home Health Assignment

• Scope: PT, OT, and Speech in home-based care. Assigned to a geographical region.
• Patients: PT and OT cases include ortho, strokes, joints, and spinal injuries. Speech sees any type.
• Schedule: Flexible, mostly Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Also 8-hour days Sunday-Thursday.
• Weekends: Every third weekend.
• Holidays: Minor holidays; major holidays only if needed.
• Orientation: 1.5-2 weeks.
• Uniform: Business attire with a white lab coat. No jeans.
• Staffing: Rehab aides and OTA/PTAs are used; these are usually permanent staff.