Physical Therapist

To provide evaluative, consultative and treatment interventions to all home health patients in their place of residence referred by a licensed physician and will maintain effective communication with home health partners patients, patient’s families and other internal and external customers as appropriate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluate the patient’s level of function and skilled therapy needs.
• Treat the patient to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and obtain maximum outcomes according to the established plan of care.
• Advise and consult the family and other interdisciplinary team members to promote optimal functional outcomes.
• Assesses, monitors, documents and reports progress of patient's health and condition using required documents via clinician preferred technology, and within established timelines.
• Helps maintain continuity of care by collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and attending physician to develop, integrate, and manage the patient care plan of care, making referrals to other disciplines as needed.
• Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of home care and competency in discipline for specific patient care skills, required for the provision of care.
• Conducts field visits to (1) evaluate & initiate start of care and (2) conduct clinical outcomes monitoring, follow-up and care performance improvement initiatives.
• Utilizes accepted company teaching materials in patient/family education.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a valid professional license in State of practice.
• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy Program.
• If foreign-trained, the program must be deemed substantially equivalent to a Physical Therapist entry level education in the U.S. by a credentials evaluation organization approved by the APTA.