Occupational therapy assistant Jobs in Murrieta, CA

Physical Therapist Assistant

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station. The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. The hospital features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region's only Total Joint Center. Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children's emergency medicine physicians. Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children's. Employee may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Within the physical therapist assistants' scope of service, assists in the provision of physical therapy services only under the supervision of a physical therapist. Provides quality therapy treatments that meet patient individual needs, are medically prescribed, and necessary using the standards of professional practice. Special emphasis in caring for patients following total joint replacement, spine surgery, stroke, and trauma who may require more frequent and timely intervention.

Job Duties:

• Specialty Programs- Following the initial evaluation by a physical therapist, primary focus on treatment of patients after total joint replacement, spine surgery, stroke, and trauma who require timely intervention and sometimes twice a day care.
• Education- Actively participates in providing education for hospital staff members.
• Professional Development- Emphasizes continuing education in the rehabilitation of patients after total joint replacement, spine surgery, stroke, and trauma.
• Hours- 10-hour shifts to facilitate timely treatment and patient discharges; twice/day treatments as indicated.

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi student loan refinancing program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services:

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500 corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom.

Qualifications Requirements:

• One (1) year experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant in acute care facility preferred.
• Completion of A.A. Degree and graduate of a Physical Therapist Assistant program of an accredited postsecondary institution approved by the California Board of Physical Therapy.
• Completion of Spine and Total Joint Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Current California Physical Therapist Assistant license.
• BLS certification.

EEO Statement:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.