Physical Therapist - Home Health

Foundation Health, LLC•Fairbanks, AK

9d•$44 - $71

About The Position

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to join its Home Health Care team in Fairbanks, Alaska. Physical Therapists assist with the development and restoration of function and the maintenance of maximum rehabilitation potential. The position evaluates, plans, administers, and supervises Physical Therapy treatment in accordance with physician referrals, organizational and regulatory standards, and departmental policies and procedures. It requires the clinical competence and knowledge to provide age-appropriate treatment to patients in a Home Health Care setting. The role includes assessing patients’ functional abilities and limitations, establishing individualized plans of care and measurable goals, delivering and documenting skilled treatment, tracking progress, and communicating with physicians, patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team. The Physical Therapist also participates in discharge planning, department operations and improvement activities, and supervision or delegation of therapy personnel. The position is full-time at 40 hours per week, eight hours per day, and includes working every other Saturday. Compensation is $44.09–$70.54 per hour based on experience and education. A $30,000 incentive is listed, with relocation assistance up to $7,500 and 90 days of temporary housing.

Requirements

Graduation from an APTA-accredited school of Physical Therapy or equivalent.
Current Physical Therapy license in the State of practice; for this position, Alaska is the stated work location.
Current BLS certification.
Demonstrated clinical competency, experience, training, and education required to perform the job.
Ability to become proficient with computer software applications commonly used in an automated patient care environment.
Ability to use patient care equipment, evaluation tools, and therapeutic modalities.
Ability to use a copier, multi-line telephone, fax machine, computer, pager, and miscellaneous office equipment.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ functional abilities and limitations and determine whether intervention is needed.
Establish plans of care and functional, measurable, patient-related treatment goals in collaboration with patients and their families or caregivers.
Complete comprehensive evaluations within departmental time frames, identify and prioritize limiting factors, initiate discharge planning, and recommend additions to or modifications of referring orders.
Implement individualized treatment plans that consider patients’ physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational, and age-specific needs.
Provide skilled treatment safely, assess its ongoing effectiveness, and modify the plan of care as indicated.
Involve patients and their families or caregivers in treatment and decision-making, and provide ongoing education to physicians, nurses, patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team.
Document evaluations and treatment in accordance with professional practice guidelines, regulatory requirements, and departmental time frames; ensure documentation reflects skilled, evidence-based, individualized care and patient progress.
Reassess treatment goals according to department policies.
Communicate evaluation and treatment results, patient progress, and other pertinent information clearly and promptly to physicians, nurses, patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team.
Contact physicians to address routine or difficult problems and support optimal patient outcomes; explain treatment rationale using standard practices or current literature.
Adapt to assignments involving caseload, scheduling, and staffing shifts, and assist in other patient care areas as needed.
Supervise and delegate tasks to PTAs, ATCs, Therapy Technicians, and students in accordance with department policies and regulatory requirements; verify competency before delegating tasks.
Participate in training and orientation of new personnel.
Attend required department meetings or obtain pertinent information, participate in departmental and facility process improvement, and meet departmental productivity standards.
Perform duties in accordance with established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide Foundation Health customers with excellent service by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.