Physical Therapist - Home Health

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree .
• Graduation from an approved school of Physical Therapy.
• Physical Therapy (PT) License. Licensure in NH may be required depending on assigned territory and operational need.
• Three (3) years of clinical experience with one year in an acute care setting.
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Membership or specialty equivalent.
• Advanced Degree ( Masters or Doctorate).
• Five (5) years of clinical experience .
• Duties and Responsibilities : The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list . Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
• 1 . Performs the more difficult duties of a staff therapist. Assesses, re-assesses & treats a variety of diagnoses with a high degree of professional competency & efficiency to ensure quality patient care; Able to evaluate & treat pediatric, adolescent, geriatric & the general population.
• Assesses & re-assesses patient pain and develops appropriate treatment plan to assist patient in attaining maximum functional outcomes.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of plan of care; formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning, cultural and psychosocial needs.
• Sets realistic short and long term goals and plan of care related to patient's physical therapy needs within the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary systems.
• Communicates clearly and appropriately to patients, families, physicians, staff and all other customer groups.
• Supervises and educates students and evaluates the student's performance .
• Maintains and completes proper and timely documentation in the medical record for all patients treated to promote communication to physicians and to ensure proper reimbursement.
• Contributes to the department to ensure that the operations are efficient and cost effective; adheres to billing guidelines, charges, insurance limitation & all other departmental operations.
• Prepares department for JCAHO surveys and participates in CQI activities . Performs other related duties as assigned and/or necessary to assure appropriate patient care.
• Attends intra-departmental rounds, team meetings, and case conferences and staff meetings . Attends professional meeti

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Job Profile Summary This role focuses on assessing the needs of patients who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and delivering therapy services to improve their developmental, physical or cognitive impairment . In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Physical Therapy duties: Provides services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Examines patient's medical history, evaluates their physical abilities, determines their potential to respond to therapy, and develops treatment plans . A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs . The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education . A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience . Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems. Job Overview This position evaluates, develops and implements specific treatment programs for individual patients according to the principles and practices of physical therapy. The therapist will be educated in evaluating and treating all age groups to help patients achieve a maximum level of function using various therapeutic exercises, activities, modalities and skills. This position supervises staff therapists and senior therapists, and is responsible for program planning for provision of efficient and quality therapy services. This position involves training of staff therapists and senior therapists entering rotation, coordination and staffing of clinics, monitoring and distribution of referrals and handling a patient caseload. The therapist is responsible for documenting all age-appropriate patient care treatments in the medical record to comply with the policy and procedures of the department, organization and JCAHO requirements. The staff member will act as a liaison with other disciplines for problem-solving issues that arise related to clinical therapy services. May provide physical therapy coverage on a rotating bases for weekends and holidays dependent on operational need. Job Description

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