Home Health- Physical Therapist Prn-Pool

Summary Restores patient's function, alleviates pain, and prevents disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed physical therapy in the residential setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

· Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.

· Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

· Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages; initiating traction; applying physical agents; utilizing hydrotherapy tanks and whirlpool baths, moist packs, ultraviolet and infrared lamps, and ultrasound machines, and simple wound care; directing treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.

· Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.

· Completes and submits OASIS and all other needed documentation in a timely manner. OASIS documents must be completed within 5 business days of visit.

· Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.

· Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or Home Health follow-up programs.

· Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

· Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

· Coordinate patient care and treatment with physicians and care providers from other disciplines, and services (Nursing Services, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, HH Aide, etc.).

· Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

· Reports new admission information and re-evaluation information timely to the Physical Therapy Lead to ensure proper throughput.

· Reviews each patient plan of care as needed and supervises the physical therapy assistants as needed, reports any issues to the Physical Therapy Lead, or Home Health Administrator.

Other duties may be assigned.

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science or Doctorate's degree in Physical Therapy.

One (1) year of clinical experience preferred.

Current license to practice Physical Therapy in the State of Texas.

Excellent organizational, communication, and judgment skills are a must.

TX Driver’s License, Reliable Transportation & Up to Date Car Insurance.

AHA CPR Certification.

Electronic Device with reliable Internet access