Home Health PT- Scottsdale

CENTRIX HEALTH RESOURCES LLC•Scottsdale, AZ

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The home health physical therapist rehabilitates and educates patients to help them regain and retain independence at home. The role restores function, alleviates pain, and prevents disability by planning and administering medically prescribed physical therapy. The therapist evaluates patients’ functional status and home environments, develops and revises plans of care, provides treatment and education, coordinates care with physicians, families, and agency staff, and completes required assessments and documentation in accordance with agency policies and professional standards. The position also includes managing visit schedules and productivity, communicating with patients and the care team, following physician orders, monitoring changes in patient condition and medication, and supporting continuity and quality of care. The therapist may supervise Home Health Aides and PTAs, assist with audits, and help train new field personnel.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
Licensed by the state of Arizona.
Accessible transportation to and from patient or client visits.
Ability to lift 30 pounds and move intermittently throughout the workday, including sitting, standing, bending, pushing, pulling, or moving objects and patients or clients.

Responsibilities

Assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function.
Assess the patient’s home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers, and identify equipment needs.
Identify functional problems and establish, revise, and implement goals and plans of care to improve the patient’s functional status.
Perform patient tests, measurements, and evaluations, including range-of-motion and manual muscle tests, gait and functional analysis, and body-part measurements; record and evaluate findings.
Complete start-of-care and ongoing assessments and associated paperwork in accordance with agency policy.
Periodically reevaluate and upgrade the patient’s program to maximize functional improvement.
Administer exercise programs using specialized therapeutic exercise techniques and equipment.
Plan and administer prescribed physical therapy treatments to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability.
Recommend prosthetic or orthotic devices, evaluate existing devices, make minor adjustments, or recommend modifications by a prosthetist or orthotist.
Coordinate with families, referring physicians, and agency professionals to promote efficient, coordinated, quality patient care.
Submit evaluations, plans of care, clinical notes, progress reports, summaries, and order changes; submit visit notes by the next scheduled workday and no later than 48 hours.
Notify patients or clients before visits and communicate when further visits are scheduled.
Drive responsibly and safely to and from clients’ homes.
Schedule work based on priorities and manage time to maintain productivity.
Provide appropriate, thorough, accurate, and timely services in accordance with agency policy.
Complete initial Start of Care assessments within the timeframe scheduled by the agency and establish and document homebound status.
Provide skilled services or supervision in accordance with the Plan of Care and accepted professional standards.
Determine discipline frequencies according to physician orders or assessed needs and implement and adhere to physician orders.
Obtain physician orders or verbal orders for Start of Care, Resumption of Care, or Recertification within 24 to 48 hours of service.
Notify physicians of changes to the initial Plan of Care, patient condition, abnormal findings, and new medications, and obtain appropriate orders.
Teach patients or clients, answer health-related questions, and document patient, client, or caregiver understanding.
Complete Home Health Aide care plans and conduct supervisory visits for Home Health Aides and PTAs at least every 14 days.
Document care on appropriate agency forms and submit documentation within required timelines.
Assess medication changes at each revisit and update the Medication Profile Form in the home and agency medical record.
Complete Discharge OASIS and Discharge Summary when a patient or client is discharged.
Complete Recertification OASIS every 60 days while a patient remains on service and obtain new orders for a new Plan of Care.
Communicate scheduling concerns and patient assignment changes to the staffing coordinator.
Communicate Start of Care, Resumption of Care, and Recertification completions to the clinical support division within 24 hours.
Maintain continuity of care and document communications with members of the healthcare team.
Meet quality standards and assist with periodic audits of personal or peer paperwork.
Assist in training new personnel for field duty.
Communicate regularly with the Director of Nursing and Clinical Supervisor about patient concerns and ideas for improving outcomes.
Follow the Agency Code of Conduct, Standards of Practice, and Patients’/Clients’ Rights and Responsibilities.
Maintain professional appearance in accordance with the agency dress code.
Exercise cost control, maintain positive customer-service relationships, communicate effectively, organize and complete work reliably, meet productivity requirements, contribute to a team-oriented environment, represent the organization professionally, and take initiative to improve processes and relationships.