Job Description
Responsibilities
- Identify and meet patients’ goals and needs.
- Develop a plan of care following conditions of participation (COPS)
- Understand the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) to examine the patient's needs, comorbidities, and referral sources to determine individualized case mix and clinical and medical necessity for Home Health skilled physical therapy interventions.
- Offer cost-effective treatments that help improve clients’ motion and mobility.
- Reduce the need for medications and provide alternatives to surgery
- Develop care plans using a variety of treatment techniques
- Create fitness- and wellness-oriented programs tailored to patients’ specific needs
- Provide quality, personalized, and evidence-based care and proven interventions
- Motivate patients during treatment to help them function optimally
- Promote clients’ healthy lifestyle by improving strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination
- Consult and practice with other health professionals
- Evaluate effects and monitor and communicate progress
- Document patient care services
- Proven work experience as a doctor of physical therapy/Physical Therapist
- Intensive education and clinical expertise
- Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities
- Current knowledge of treatment practices
- Drive to learn and grow continually
- Professional behavior
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Valid license to practice physical therapy
- Graduate degree or greater in physical therapy
- Home Health
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
- Physical Therapy License (Required)
- CPR Certification (Required)
- 100% (Required)