Physical Therapist/Senior Physical Therapist Medical Therapy Program - Ventura County, CA
Ventura, CA
About the Job
WHAT WE OFFER
VENTURA COUNTY
The County's 1,873 square miles include 1,846 square miles of land with 42 miles of coastline which is home to the following cities and points of interest: Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura as well as national protected areas such as parts of the Angeles National Forest, Channel Islands National Park, and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Ventura County is a “general law” county, governed by a five-member, elected-by-district Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors appoint a County Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the County budget, day-to-day operations, and to advise, assist, and act as an agent for the Board of Supervisors in all matters under the Board’s jurisdiction. It focuses on serving its residents by promoting engagement, strategy, execution and accountability to include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to ensure that all employees are treated with respect and without discrimination, and to improve culturally appropriate outcomes for community members
THE DEPARTMENT
Public Health's dedicated and diverse team of over 400 staff works to prevent epidemics, spread of disease, and injuries; promote and encourage healthy living opportunities; respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery; and assure the quality and accessibility of preventive and health care services throughout the County.
It is Public Health's mission to support environments that protect and promote the health and well-being of everyone in Ventura County by promoting safe and healthy communities for all to live, work, learn and play.
Achieving health equity is a top priority. Working collaboratively to find solutions to support everyone to live a long and healthy life no matter our age, gender, culture, language or sexual orientation is important. Because socio-economic factors and the built or physical environment are estimated to contribute about 50% to how well and how long we live, we are committed to addressing the social determinants of health in partnership with our community partners and residents.
It is our collective VISION to become the healthiest county in the nation.
THE POSITION
This vacancy within the California Children’s Services specifically in the Medical Therapy Program. The mission of the California Children’s Services (CCS) is to help children under the age of 21 who have special medical needs such as: chronic medical conditions like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, cerebral palsy, heart disease, cancer; traumatic injuries; and infectious diseases that cause major medical problems. The Medical Therapy Program (MTP) is a special program within CCS that provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, and Medical Therapy Conference services to CCS MTP eligible children who have disabling conditions, generally due to neurological or musculoskeletal disorders, such as cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal diseases, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, spina bifida, brachial plexus injury and acquired injury and illnesses such as burns and traumatic brain injuries.
To learn more, please visit: https://vchca.org/medical-therapy-program
Under general supervision, the Physical Therapist (PT) assists in the habilitation and rehabilitation of patients by providing services to patients with impairments, functional limitations, disability, or change in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes.
Under direction, Senior Physical Therapist (Sr PT) evaluates referred patients; plans, coordinates resources, and administers physical therapy treatment programs; plans and supervises the clinical skills of staff physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, aides, volunteers and students.
APPROXIMATE SALARY:
Physical Therapist: $37.37 - $52.25 Hourly
Senior Physical Therapist: $40.99 - $60.38 Hourly
The Physical Therapist and Senior Physical Therapist are represented by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) and are eligible for overtime compensation.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: February 2, 2024
CLOSING DATE: Previously Continuous
FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: February 9, 2024
- General Salary Increases - Increases of 3.5% effective December 22, 2024.
- New Hire Incentives - New hires may be eligible for a one-time New Hire Incentive up to 10% of the current annual base (Subject to the applicable section of the SEIU 721 MOA 2022- 2025, Amendment #6 Secs. 3801).
- Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 5% for completion of a graduate's degree which is not required.
- Bilingual Incentive - Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II), or $1.32per hour (Level III).
- Certification Pay - Incumbents in the Physical Therapist and Sr. Physical therapist classification are eligible for certification pay at a rate of $0.80 per hour based on their scheduled work week hours and not to exceed the scheduled work week hours for each qualified certification possessed up to a maximum of three (3) certifications.
- Vacation Accrual – New regular, full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10,400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase at 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
- Vacation Redemption – After 14,560 hours of continuous service an employee may elected to "cash in" or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
- Sick Leave - Full time regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
- Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
- Health Plans – Full time employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans: Tier one for employee only is $502 per biweekly pay period, tier two for employee plus one is $730 per biweekly pay period and tier three for employee plus family is $905 per biweekly pay period.
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pre-tax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
- Pension Plan - Both the County and employees contribute to the County's Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible, reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems, such as PERS.
- Holidays - 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
VENTURA COUNTY
The County's 1,873 square miles include 1,846 square miles of land with 42 miles of coastline which is home to the following cities and points of interest: Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura as well as national protected areas such as parts of the Angeles National Forest, Channel Islands National Park, and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Ventura County is a “general law” county, governed by a five-member, elected-by-district Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors appoint a County Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the County budget, day-to-day operations, and to advise, assist, and act as an agent for the Board of Supervisors in all matters under the Board’s jurisdiction. It focuses on serving its residents by promoting engagement, strategy, execution and accountability to include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to ensure that all employees are treated with respect and without discrimination, and to improve culturally appropriate outcomes for community members
THE DEPARTMENT
Public Health's dedicated and diverse team of over 400 staff works to prevent epidemics, spread of disease, and injuries; promote and encourage healthy living opportunities; respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery; and assure the quality and accessibility of preventive and health care services throughout the County.
It is Public Health's mission to support environments that protect and promote the health and well-being of everyone in Ventura County by promoting safe and healthy communities for all to live, work, learn and play.
Achieving health equity is a top priority. Working collaboratively to find solutions to support everyone to live a long and healthy life no matter our age, gender, culture, language or sexual orientation is important. Because socio-economic factors and the built or physical environment are estimated to contribute about 50% to how well and how long we live, we are committed to addressing the social determinants of health in partnership with our community partners and residents.
It is our collective VISION to become the healthiest county in the nation.
THE POSITION
This vacancy within the California Children’s Services specifically in the Medical Therapy Program. The mission of the California Children’s Services (CCS) is to help children under the age of 21 who have special medical needs such as: chronic medical conditions like cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, cerebral palsy, heart disease, cancer; traumatic injuries; and infectious diseases that cause major medical problems. The Medical Therapy Program (MTP) is a special program within CCS that provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, and Medical Therapy Conference services to CCS MTP eligible children who have disabling conditions, generally due to neurological or musculoskeletal disorders, such as cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal diseases, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, spina bifida, brachial plexus injury and acquired injury and illnesses such as burns and traumatic brain injuries.
To learn more, please visit: https://vchca.org/medical-therapy-program
Under general supervision, the Physical Therapist (PT) assists in the habilitation and rehabilitation of patients by providing services to patients with impairments, functional limitations, disability, or change in physical function and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes.
Under direction, Senior Physical Therapist (Sr PT) evaluates referred patients; plans, coordinates resources, and administers physical therapy treatment programs; plans and supervises the clinical skills of staff physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, aides, volunteers and students.
APPROXIMATE SALARY:
Physical Therapist: $37.37 - $52.25 Hourly
Senior Physical Therapist: $40.99 - $60.38 Hourly
The Physical Therapist and Senior Physical Therapist are represented by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) and are eligible for overtime compensation.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: February 2, 2024
CLOSING DATE: Previously Continuous
FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: February 9, 2024
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Location: Ventura and will require travel throughout Ventura County, California
Agency: Health Care Agency (recruitment by CEO-HR)
Source : Ventura County, CA