Clinical Specialist Work Study / Staff Resident

Job Summary :

The clinical specialist resident position is a 12 month-52 week position beginning the 2nd to last Monday of each December and ending the following December. The position requires that the clinical specialist resident participate in 850 hours of clinical practice, where the resident is responsible to be the primary provider of physical therapy services. The clinical specialist resident is required to complete an additional 150 hours, 3 hrs / wk for 50 weeks, of clinical mentored patient care to be completed by under the supervision of recognized content expert clinician. The content expert clinician is responsible for providing clinical mentoring and continual clinical evaluation of the residents performance during each session. In order to successfully complete the program, the clinical specialist resident must also attain : a minimum cumulative score of 225 points on three clinical performance examinations, attend up to 288 hours of didactic classroom education based on the Description of Specialty Practice for a recognized practice area, attain a cumulative score of 70% on three written examination, successfully pass three live technique examinations, provide up to 40 hours of pro-bono physical therapy services at a designated free clinic, and participate in an approved research project. Twenty of the forty hour work week will be worked in the Kaiser Permanente PT residency program. The additional 20 hours will be worked in the main PT department or satellite MOBs. The resident work study may include the treatment of all types of patients including but not limited to- neurology, pediatrics, womens health, lymphedema, vestibular conditions and the treatment of patients in the in-patient arena. The workday may include weekends and holidays.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Able to design physical therapy treatment programs in the specialty area that are medically prescribed in a manner that is competent and efficient including evaluating of patients.
• Designs and provides in-service education programs and instruction to staff and students.
• Reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
• Notes :

If PT exam is failed, employee will be put on suspended leave of absence until exam is passed.

Ensure cleanliness of assigned area and proper functioning of patient care equipment by following department equipment maintenance policies and procedures.

Testing and treatment of spine and extremities using accessory and physiological joint motions.

Basic Qualifications :

Experience

Education

License, Certification, Registration