Physical Therapy

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino, California. The hospital offers a full complement of services, including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute, an award-winning orthopedics program, surgical weight loss, and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center, as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Physical Therapist, you will help patients rebuild or maintain their physical wellbeing so they can function at their best level, reduce pain, and improve their quality of life.

Every day you will perform initial evaluations, develop and update individualized plans of care, and provide a variety of direct treatments. You will be expected to consistently meet patient care productivity standards, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and families, and promote a positive customer service environment.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong age-appropriate competency skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care.

• Is a role model for the Hospital's Patient Satisfaction effort, i.e. demonstrates AIDET principles when interacting with customers, subordinates and colleagues. (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You)
• Performs patient evaluations appropriately and competently. Coordinates with the physician to establish a reasonable and necessary treatment plan with effective remedial techniques.
• Demonstrates competency in the use of equipment in the area of assignment, inpatient and/or outpatient services. Implements age-appropriate safeguards.
• Performs patient procedures and treatments appropriately and comptently. Implements age appropriate safeguards when appropriate.
• Updates, as needed, the treatment/rehab program, goals, and objectives in collaboration with team members.
• Promotes the discharge planning process.

Required

• High School Graduate or GED
• Physical Therapist: CA
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR