Physical Therapist

Human Touch Home Health Care • Grand Junction, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Human Touch Home Care is seeking a Physical Therapist (PT) who is passionate about providing exceptional patient care and making a meaningful difference in people's lives. This role involves delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients in a collaborative and supportive environment, with opportunities for professional growth and advancement. Human Touch Home Care is a home healthcare provider in Colorado, offering comprehensive, skilled, and non-skilled services to homebound clients. The company aims to help clients improve their lives in the comfort of their homes by providing affordable and high-quality home health care solutions for seniors, disabled, and ill members of the community.

Requirements

• Possesses a degree from a baccalaureate or master's program in physical therapy approved by an accredited organization.
• Unencumbered Colorado State license or Compact
• Two years of appropriate experience as a physical therapist.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication and organization skills.
• Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with automobile that is in good working order and insured in accordance with the organization requirements.
• Licensed: PT Physical Therapist

Nice To Haves

• Community/home health experience is preferred.
• Home Health Care: 1 year (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provides physical therapy services to patients according to a written physician's plan of care and as defined in the state Physical Therapy Practice Act.
• Assessing and evaluating therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status, and participation in the development of the total plan of care.
• Evaluates home environment.
• Assesses for muscle strength, mobility, gait, ROM-potential for rehab.
• Directing physical therapy treatment.
• Instructing patients and families/caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances.
• Determining priority needs for physical therapy.
• Reporting to physician patient's reaction to treatment or changes in condition.
• Initiates physical therapy program and instructs other personnel and/or family/caregiver members in certain phases of physical therapy with which they may work with a patient, as well as instructing them as to the goals of the physical therapy program for the patient by participating in case conferences.
• May train patient in the use of prosthetic device.
• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as necessary.
• Prepares and submits clinical and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals.
• Participates in discharge planning for patient.
• Prepares and submits a clinical progress summary based on the attainment of goals as directed by Organization policy.
• Provides physical therapy consultation to home families/caregivers when indicated.
• Provides in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed.
• Participates in peer consultation process.
• Supervises physical therapy assistants according to organization policy and state regulations.
• When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees