In Home Out Patient Physical Therapist

At RVNAhealth, you can experience satisfying and challenging work that makes a real difference in peoples lives, every day. We are an agency where you can feel valued and achieve professional growth and development with personal fulfillment.
Why RVNAhealth?
RVNAhealth (formerly known as RVNA, the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association) is an eleven-time winner of the Hearst Media Top Workplaces Award. We offer rewarding career opportunities where you can make an enormous impact.
Benefits of Working at RVNAhealth
RVNAhealth is committed to providing an exceptional, supportive, and progressive work environment for each employee. We offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Extensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 403(b) plan with matching contributions, life and disability insurance plans
• Paid time off
• Personal Wellness Days
• A supportive and employee-centric culture
• Comprehensive orientation
• Career path
• Ongoing educational, training and certification opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Work-life balance: full-time, part-time, and per-diem opportunities

Are you a skilled and compassionate Physical Therapist looking to make a positive impact on the lives of patients in need of rehabilitation services? If so, we invite you to join our team as an In-Home Outpatient (IHOP) Physical Therapist at RVNAhealth. We are a dynamic and patient-centered healthcare facility committed to delivering high-quality care to our community. This is a full-time position will cover the Central territory including Ridgefield, Danbury, Bethel, South Norwalk and Greenwich.

Position Overview: As an IHOP Physical Therapist, you will play a vital role in providing outPatient Physical therapy services to a diverse patient population including post surgical total joint replacements. You will direct, supervise, evaluate, and provide, physical therapy services to patients accepted for care by RVNAhealth as prescribed by the attending physician, focusing on both in-home and Assistive Living Facility. The therapist is responsible to the Director of Rehabilitative Services for fulfilling the needs of the agency in the area of his/her expertise.
Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive evaluation of patient's level of function and participation in development of the total patient care plan with, patient, family, and physician.
• Identification of patient and family needs for other home health services and referral for same when needed.
• Able to treatment of patients per protocols and requirements of PT practice act per State of Connecticut
• Participation in case conferences as needed.
• When working within ALFs, communicate with Wellness Center, patient and family as needed.
• Instruction of patient, family and other agency health care personnel in the patient's treatment regime when indicated.
• Assists patients to reach a level of function to enable them to remain safely in their home environment.
• Obtains written physician's order for Physical Therapy every sixty (60) days, more often if necessary.
• Performs the safety evaluation prior to the patients total joint replacement.
• Performs subsequent visit following surgery.

Experience:

• Graduate with a baccalaureate degree of an accredited school of Physical Therapy approved by the American Medical Association Council of Medical Education with collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Current license to practice as a Physical Therapist in Connecticut.
• At least two (2) years' clinical experience.
• Knowledge of physical therapy methods with skill in casework in the part B home setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of Part B home care and billing.

RVNAhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. RVNAhealth is committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized.