Home Health Physical Therapist
Active Health Services•San Diego, CA
•$80 - $80
About The Position
Active Health Services is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide physical therapy services to patients in the North County area according to a written physician’s plan of care. The position includes assessing patients’ therapeutic, rehabilitative, and functional status; planning and delivering treatment; educating patients and caregivers; coordinating care with physicians and other personnel; documenting progress; and supervising Physical Therapy Assistants.
Requirements
- California Physical Therapy License.
- Two or more years of physical therapy experience.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
- Current CPR certification, maintained throughout employment.
- Licensed driver with an insured, good-working-order automobile that meets state or organization requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Home health experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess and evaluate therapeutic, rehabilitative, and functional status, and participate in developing the total plan of care.
- Evaluate the patient’s home environment.
- Assess muscle strength, mobility, gait, range of motion, and rehabilitation potential.
- Direct physical therapy treatment.
- Instruct patients and families or caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances.
- Determine priority needs for physical therapy.
- Report patients’ reactions to treatment or changes in condition to the physician.
- Initiate physical therapy programs and instruct other personnel and family or caregivers in applicable phases of physical therapy.
- Explain the goals of the patient’s physical therapy program by participating in case conferences.
- Train patients in the use of prosthetic devices.
- Identify patient and family or caregiver needs for other home health services.
- Prepare and submit clinical and progress summaries based on goal attainment.
- Participate in discharge planning.
- Provide physical therapy consultation to patients’ families and caregivers.
- Provide in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel.
- Participate in the peer consultation process.
- Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants according to organization policy and state regulations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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