Position/Program Information
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT Open Competitive Job Opportunity
EXAM NUMBER Y5847A
FILING START DATE December 29, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without notice.
ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. DHS operates as an integrated health system, operating 25 health centers and four acute care hospitals, in addition to providing health care to youth in the juvenile justice system and inmates in the LA County jails. Across the network of DHS' directly operated clinical sites and through partnerships with community-based clinics, DHS cares for about 600,000 unique patients each year, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual operating budget of 6.9 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit
www.dhs.lacounty.gov .
Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.
MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
DEFINITION:Directs a staff of physical therapy instructors or preceptors in planning, implementing, and coordinating physical therapy education programs for physical therapy staff, students, physicians, residents, and allied health personnel.
Essential Job Functions
- Serves as a member of the administrative policy-making group and participates in resolving administrative problems, revising policies and procedures, defining, and developing educational or research goals and objectives and planning education programs.
- Evaluates continuing education and training needs of physical therapy staff, allied health professionals, physicians, and the clinical training requirements of affiliate student and graduate therapists and interns as required by educational requirements of affiliated educational institutions.
- Plans and delegates assignments to instructors and preceptors; observes and reviews the performance of instructors or preceptors and prepares and discusses their performance evaluations with them.
- Interviews, selects, orients, and supervises instructors or preceptors.
- Develops, reviews, and revises curricula for the clinical education programs; determines the number and assignment of student and graduate physical therapists who can be trained; identifies appropriate staffing level and training resources required; coordinates program logistics with affiliated educational institutions.
- Develops or consults with others to develop outcome measures to assess efficacy of clinical programs, patient education, training or teaching methods, and clinician or other processes.
- Conducts on-going program evaluations of existing educational programs to determine if the defined needs are being met or whether revision of goals, objectives, or the curriculum and/or program is required.
- Serves as a chairperson on an allied health curriculum committee and participates with other members in planning and implementing inter-disciplinary educational programs focused on patient care as needed.
- Collaborates on research design and methods for outcome measures as needed.
- Plans clinical training programs for student and graduate physical therapists, and student physical therapy assistants to meet the educational objectives of the affiliate schools and the Physical Therapy Department.
- Serves on various committees and task forces to represent the Physical Therapy Service and participates in planning, implementing, and evaluating agency-wide education programs.
- Works with representatives of other health disciplines to develop and conduct leadership and management training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, medical social service, or other services.
- Plans, develops, and implements programs of clinical experience in response to requests from universities and community health and educational agencies.
- Directs preparation of educational media such as videos and computer-assisted presentations.
- Organizes and plans the participation of the Physical Therapy Department in workshops, seminars, institutes, and conferences in response to requests from national and community organizations and agencies.
Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:1. Graduation from a physical therapy curriculum acceptable to the Commission on Accreditation on Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association and approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California -OR- Successful completion in a physical therapy school or schools of a resident course of professional instruction equivalent to the educational standards approved by the Physical Therapy Board of California.*
-AND- 2. Three (3) years of experience as a Physical Therapy Instructor**
-OR- at the level of Physical Therapy Supervisor I***. (A master’s degree in physical therapy, public health, special education, or other related field, may be substituted for one year of the required experience if not used to meet the minimum requirements.)
LICENSE:- A license to practice as a Physical Therapist issued by the Physical Therapy Board of California -OR- Have filed an application for such a license. The license must be presented upon publication of the results of the next examination after the date of filing for the license.
- A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
Applicants must ensure the License and Certification Section of the application is completed. Provide the title of your required license, the certificate number, date of issue, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency for the required license as specified in the Minimum Requirements
OR applicants must attach a legible photocopy of the license issued
at the time of filing or within 7 calendar days. All required licenses must be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS :Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications:
- Additional years of experience at the level of Physical Therapy Supervisor I, or as a Physical Therapy Instructor- in excess of the Minimum Requirements.
- Completion of a Credentialed Clinical Instruction Program (Level 1 Course or Level 2 Course) from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION *In order to receive credit for any type of college degree, you must attach a legible copy of the official diploma, official transcripts, or official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization
at the time of filing, or via email to croy@dhs.lacounty.gov within 7 calendar days of filing your application online. **Experience at the level of Physical Therapy Instructor within the Los Angeles County is defined as: Develops, organizes, and conducts formal and informal physical therapy education courses and clinical training programs for students, interns, graduate physical therapists, and therapy assistants. Provides in-service training for physical therapy staff, physicians, nurses, allied health personnel and community agencies. Conducts training and evaluates its effectiveness in achieving educational objectives.
***Experience at the level of Physical Therapy Supervisor I within the Los Angeles County is defined as: Provides first-level supervision to physical therapists, therapy assistants, and other support staff who are treating acute or rehabilitative patients with physical or mental disease or injury. Incumbents may also provide administrative supervision to staff in the physical and occupational therapy services in a California Children's Services Medical Therapy Unit.
NO OUT OF CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION. APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF FILING. EXPERIENCE MUST BE SUBSEQUENT TO GRADUATION.Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT: This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience and education based upon application information, desirable qualifications and supplemental questionnaire, weighted 100%.
Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be added to the Eligible Register.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Applications will be processed on an "as received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade on the examination will be placed on the eligible register and will appear in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.
No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months. SPECIAL INFORMATION
VACANCY INFORMATION :
The resulting eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services (DHS) as they occur.
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be submitted online only. Applications submitted by U.S Mail, Fax, or in person will not be accepted.Apply online by clicking on the green "APPLY" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the 4:59 p.m. (PT) deadline on the last day of filing, as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
Applications electronically received after 4:59 p.m., PT, on the last day of filing will not be accepted.
For the foreseeable future, all notices including invitation letters, result letters and notices of non-acceptance will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add croy@dhs.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail. Please note, if you opt out of receiving emails, you can visit governmentjobs.com, log into your profile and check your inbox. The inbox retains a copy of all emails sent, for your records.
The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Requirements. Fill out your application completely and correctly to receive full credit for related education, and/or experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the position. Please do not group your experience. For each position held, give the name and address of your employer, your position title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.
IMPORTANT NOTES: - All information and documents provided by applicants is subject to verification.
- We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made.
- Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.
- Utilizing verbiage from Class Specification and/or Minimum/Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the Requirements. Comments such as "See Résumé" or referencing other unsolicited materials/documents will not be considered as a response; in doing so, your application will be rejected.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:For Candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record
. FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment . The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s).
If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI): The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.
ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (323) 914-7111CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE: (800) 735-2922 DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Christina Roy, Exam Analyst
Telephone Number: (213) 288-7000
croy@dhs.lacounty.gov
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