• Continuous filing dates have been added.
• Continuous filing dates have been added.

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 1/3/2025
• 2/7/2025

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• PHYSICAL THERAPIST II - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

3656

For PHYSICAL THERAPIST II, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-03656

The preferred method is to apply through your CalCareers account to EX-3656.

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• Department of State Hospitals
  Selection Services Unit
  1215 O Street, MS 14
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• Department of State Hospitals
  Selection Services Unit
  1215 O Street, MS 14
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

A Servicewide Open eligible list for the PHYSICAL THERAPIST II Classification will be established for:

• State of California

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

1. Maintain clinical notes and/or records using clear written communication.
2. Write reports regarding client/patient evaluations and/or treatment progress.
3. Administer therapeutic techniques (e.g., active, passive, and resistive therapeutic exercises, muscle training, etc.) to clients/patients.
4. Implement physician instructions regarding physical therapy requirements for clients/patients.
5. Instruct clients/patients in the use of assistive devices (e.g., walker, braces, artificial limbs, etc.) using clear written, verbal, and/or visual instruction.
6. Evaluate clients/patients to determine the need for and/or the progress of physical therapy.
7. Evaluate physical therapy care of clients/patients to ensure compliance with physical therapy treatment plans.
8. Incorporate physical therapy treatment into an integrated client/patient treatment plan.
9. Observe the physical conditions and reactions of clients/patients during physical therapy sessions.
10. Coordinate physical therapy activities with other instructional programs.
11. Provide training to physical therapy students and/or primary care staff.
12. Obtain vital statistics (e.g., pulse, temperature, weight, measurements, etc.) utilizing appropriate instruments.
13. Identify educational and/or training needs for physical therapy staff.
14. Administer various types of electrical therapy (e.g., ultraviolet, infrared, diathermy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, inductothermy, etc.).
15. Contact repair personnel to maintain physical therapy equipment and/or quarters.

1. Knowledge of the principles and methods of physical therapy treatment for the purpose of administering appropriate physical therapy care to clients/patients.
2. Knowledge of skeletal anatomy and the basic pathology involved in diseases or injuries resulting in physical and mental disabilities to recommend and provide appropriate treatment.
3. Knowledge of the use of physical therapy appliances, adaptive devices, and equipment necessary to ensure safe and appropriate client/patient usage.
4. Knowledge of current CPR and first aid techniques.
5. Knowledge of operations of therapeutic machines ( e.g., ultraviolet, infrared, diathermy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, inductothermy, etc.) and the physical effects resulting from such treatment.
6. Knowledge of computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Physician Ordering System, etc.) necessary to communicate treatment goals, progress, and procedures.
7. Ability to properly administer various types of physical therapy treatment.
8. Ability to maintain accurate records and case histories and prepare reports to document client/patient treatment.
9. Ability to effectively teach individuals with varying physical, mental or developmental impairments the fundamentals of functional mobility and other suitable activities.
10. Ability to accurately observe and record client/patient signs, symptoms, and behavior to discern progress toward treatment goals.
11. Ability to provide a safe, secure, and healthy environment for physical therapy clients/patients to prevent their illness, injury, and/or escape.
12. Ability to analyze situations accurately in order to take effective action regarding client/patient care.
13. Ability to effectively interpret physical therapy treatments to nurses, attendants, parents, and/or clients/patients.
14. Ability to appropriately train, direct, and evaluate the work of others.
15. Ability to establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of clients/patients and others.

• Department of State Hospitals
• State of California

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of State Hospitals reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.