Physical Therapist

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as appropriate.
• Prepares and submits clinical and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals
• Participates in discharge planning for patient.
• Provides physical therapy consultation to families/caregivers when indicated.
• Provide in-service education related to Physical Therapy to Agency personnel as needed.
• Participates in peer consultation process.
• Supervises physical therapy assistants according to organization policy and state regulations, treat and re-evaluation patient no less than every 7th day of treatment or 21 days whichever occurs first.
• Maintains contact/communication with other personnel involved in the patient’s care to promote coordinated, efficient care.
• Maintain clinical competency in physical therapy practice and theory.
• Will participate in Agency on-call coverage as outlined in Agency policy.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Degree from a baccalaureate or master’s program or doctorate in physical therapy approved by an accredited organization.
• Possess an active unrestricted State of Nevada license to practice as a Physical Therapist.
• Must have and maintain current CPR certification.
• 2+ years of appropriate experience as a Physical Therapist.
• Community/home health experience.
• Experience working with an electronic medical record application.