Physical Therapist Home Health New Castle

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center • Pittsburgh, PA

149d • $35 - $50

About The Position

UPMC Home Health is hiring a full-time home care Physical Therapist to join our team! The person in this role would support New Castle and the surrounding areas. Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home. Care for your total well-being with UPMC's robust benefits package - physically, financially, and emotionally - including tuition reimbursement. Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

Requirements

• Graduate from a physical therapy curriculum approved by: The American Physical Therapy Association; or The Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association; or The Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Minimum one (1) year clinical experience to practice without supervision or less than one (1) year if practicing under supervision, i.e., ALF/PCH.
• May, in the course of their job duties, be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of UPMC Home Healthcare towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization.
• Continually develops professional skills by assuming responsibility for ongoing continuing education.
• Participates in on-call coverage rotation for the agency.
• Assigns and supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant according to the guidelines of the State Board of Physical Therapy.
• Advises and consults with the family, inter-intradisciplinary team members, physicians, and other professionals, as appropriate, to ensure optimal patient care.
• Data syncs (transmits) information same day.
• Maintains and completes all documentation promptly and accurately including visit assessment, OASIS, 485, and Verbal Orders on the laptop device or in written documentation while in the patient's home and within the agency and regulatory standards.
• Establishes the plan of care in collaboration with the physician, patient, and UM professional by the physician's orders and patient needs and follows the admission process.
• Evaluates, plans, and treats patients in an effective physical therapy program utilizing diagnostic, muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability testing within the standards of Physical Therapy Practice.
• Makes recommendations and orders necessary DME when indicated.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package including tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree