Physical Therapist Per Visit

Cape Cod Healthcare•Hyannis, MA

About The Position

The Physical Therapist evaluates patients’ clinical needs and initiates, develops, implements, and revises their plans of care as needed. The role delivers and documents skilled care, coordinates with physicians and other care providers, and participates in interdisciplinary case conferences. It also maintains annual HHRG values and outcomes at the National Standard and National Benchmarks, as appropriate, and uses HHRG values to establish visit frequency and interdisciplinary utilization. The position provides documented supervision of the Home Health Aide plan of care every 14 days and coordinates patient discharges.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from an institution accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association.
Current Massachusetts physical therapist license.
One year of clinical experience.
CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Computer skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain annual HHRG values at the National Standard, as appropriate.
Use HHRG values to establish visit frequency and appropriate interdisciplinary utilization.
Meet annual outcomes at National Benchmarks.
Refer patients to community resources, as appropriate.
Evaluate patients’ clinical needs; initiate, develop, implement, and revise plans of care; address all problems in the plan of care; and document accordingly.
Participate in interdisciplinary patient case conferences and evaluate the effectiveness of established plans of care.
Instruct and provide documented supervision of the Home Health Aide plan of care every 14 days.
Notify the physician and other involved care providers of significant changes in a patient’s condition.
Complete admission and other paperwork in a timely manner.
Record clear, concise narrative documentation reflecting skilled care, including specifics of teaching, direct care, and patient or caregiver response.
Obtain and clarify valid physician orders for all care delivered.
Plan and coordinate discharges appropriately; inform the patient and physician; record the patient’s disposition in the discharge summary; and complete discharge paperwork.
Provide service excellence to patients, family members, visitors, volunteers, and coworkers in keeping with VNA’s CARES commitment: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and service.