Physical Therapist (Per Diem) Idaho Home Health
About The Position
Idaho Home Health, part of LHC Group and the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Physical Therapist works in home health, assessing patients’ functional status, mobility, endurance, stamina, pain, and other medical conditions. The therapist helps determine treatment plans, delivers interventions to improve patients’ well-being, and evaluates their progress. The role involves providing physical therapy in patients’ homes and coordinating care with physicians, nurses, other healthcare team members, patients, and families or caregivers. The therapist must be able to function in home situations regardless of a client’s age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition. Compensation includes per-visit-point pay for visits and hourly pay for certain non-visit activities. The stated annual cash range assumes full-time employment at 40 hours per week and full productivity; the position is identified as per diem.
Requirements
- Current Physical Therapy licensure in the state of practice.
- Current driver’s license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or access to public transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Current CPR certification or ability to complete it within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients’ functional status and physical therapy needs and assist the physician in developing the therapy plan of care.
- Provide services within the scope of practice defined by state law, in accordance with the plan of care and in coordination with other healthcare team members.
- Observe and report patients’ responses to treatment and changes in their conditions to the supervising nurse and/or physician.
- Treat patients to relieve pain, develop and restore function, and maintain maximum functioning using acceptable standards of practice.
- Instruct and inform healthcare team members, patients, and family members or caregivers about the plan of care, functional limitations, and progress toward goals.
- Visit patients according to the Plan of Treatment, complete a progress note for each visit, and submit notes according to LHC policy.
- Complete patient evaluations and develop the PT plan of care within state-specific guidelines.
- Report evaluation outcomes, goals, and anticipated projected frequency of care.
- Function in any home situation regardless of the client’s age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Benefits and incentives; eligibility requirements apply.
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