Home Health Full Time PT - Waterford Branch
About The Position
To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. Provides complete assessment and physical therapy to individuals accepted for admission to the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut therapeutic home care program. The registered physical therapist is directly responsible to the Supervisor of Therapy Services. Must have own vehicle and proof of auto insurance.
Requirements
- Current license in Connecticut as physical therapist.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in physical therapy from an accredited school.
- Three years clinical experience in physical therapy or is supervised by the therapist with this experience.
- Pre-employment physical including tuberculosis test and physician's statement that employee is free of communicable disease.
- Satisfactory work reference.
- Must have own vehicle and proof of auto insurance.
Responsibilities
- Completes comprehensive evaluation of patient's level of function within his/her respective area of practice by applying diagnostic and prognostic procedures.
- Participates in development of total patient care plan.
- Prepares, implements, and documents a therapeutic plan based on the initial evaluation and the total patient care plan.
- Provides direct physical therapy.
- Instructs patient/caregiver in care and use of adaptive equipment, prosthetic, and orthotic devices.
- Instructs patient, family, and other agency health care personnel in patient's treatment regimen when indicated.
- Supervises family members and/or homemaker-home health aides when such personnel are participating in the patient's regimen.
- Identifies patient/family needs for other home health services and referral for same when needed.
- Participates in case management conferences.
- Provides appropriate consultation to personnel.
- Reevaluates patient status at appropriate intervals and makes program changes when indicated after consultation with primary care nurse and physician.
- Maintains communication with the primary care nurse and the physician in order to be apprised of changes in the patient's condition or total care plan.
- Refers patient or family to appropriate community resources.
- Participates in discharge planning from physical therapy with the patient, the primary care nurse, and the physician.
- Participates in at least 12 hours inservice per year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
