Home Health Licensed Physical Therapist (PT) - West Michigan Talent Pool

Evergreen • Grand Rapids, MI

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Optimal Care is building a talent pool for future opportunities and invites applicants to submit a resume for consideration for roles aligned with their experience and interests. The Home Health Physical Therapist provides one-on-one rehabilitation care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes. The therapist helps patients recover from surgery, injury, or illness, improve function, reduce pain, and increase independence. The role involves assessing patients’ functional abilities and home environments, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing interventions to improve mobility, balance, strength, and safety. The therapist works with an interdisciplinary care team and educates patients and caregivers to support progress toward patient goals and improved quality of life.

The office location is 770 Kenmoor Ave, Suite 100, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546. Service areas include Kent, Ottawa, and Ionia counties. This is a high-travel role requiring daily travel within the service area for patient visits. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a weekend rotation. The listed pay range is $93,000–$104,000 USD.

Employment is contingent on successfully completing a background check. Optimal Care offers reasonable accommodations during the application process, interviews, and employment, and is an equal-opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
• Current state license as a Physical Therapist.
• At least 1 year of experience as a licensed Physical Therapist.
• Reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage.
• Willingness to travel daily for home visits within the service area.
• Strong clinical assessment and treatment-planning abilities.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and home health regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving and critical-thinking capabilities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort evaluating and adapting to varied home environments.
• Interpersonal skills for professional interaction with patients, families, and healthcare teams.

Nice To Haves

• Home health experience.
• OASIS certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Experience with Medicare home health documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ functional abilities and home environments.
• Develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide targeted rehabilitation interventions to improve mobility, balance, strength, and safety.
• Help patients recover from surgery, injury, or illness, improve function, reduce pain, and increase independence.
• Educate and empower patients and caregivers.
• Work with an interdisciplinary care team to help patients make measurable progress toward their goals.
• Travel daily within the service area to provide care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement.
• At least 3 weeks of paid time off for full-time employees; part-time and per-diem employees also accrue paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• HSA and FSA options, including dependent care.
• Company-paid short-term disability.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Pet insurance.
• Identity and fraud protection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level