Home Health Physical Therapist

In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, provides independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence. Teaches patient/family and caregivers preventative and rehabilitative procedures. Develops and coordinates the plan of care and provides case management.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
• Detects early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity and mentation.
• Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status and escalates appropriately.
• Providing initial and ongoing assessment to determine level of functioning.
• Evaluate the patient comprehensively, not just body part or functional ability.
• Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
• Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy.
• Implements the of care through direct treatment of the patient other health care personnel as appropriate
• Provides advice and education to patient and family.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of two (2) years experience in physical therapy.
• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.