Physical Therapist (PT) | Mountain Home, ID | Horizon Home Health and Hospice

Horizon Home Health and Hospice•Mountain Home, ID

4d•Remote

About The Position

Horizon Home Health & Hospice is seeking compassionate and skilled Physical Therapists to join their team in the Meridian, Idaho area. Horizon is one of Idaho's oldest and largest Home Health agencies with over 20 years of experience and 8 branches across the state. They pride themselves on quality of care, ethical business practices, and their core values: Celebrate, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Customer Second, and Ownership. They emphasize a supportive work environment where employees are the main focus, fostering job fulfillment through the independence offered by home health and hospice care. Horizon aims to be Idaho's Employer of Choice, providing life-changing services.

Requirements

Physical therapy services provided according to a written physician's plan of care.
Assessing and evaluating therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status.
Participation in the development of the total plan of care.
Evaluating home environment.
Assessing 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.
Initiating physical therapy program.
Instructing other personnel and/or family/caregiver members in certain phases of physical therapy.
Instructing personnel and/or family/caregiver members as to the goals of the physical therapy program for the patient.
Participating in case conferences.
Training patient in the use of prosthetic device.
Identifying patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and referring as necessary.
Participating in discharge planning for patient.
Providing in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed.
Participating in peer consultation process.
Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants according to organization policy and state regulations.
Participating in the HHA's quality assessment and performance improvement program.
Participating in HHA-sponsored in-service training.

Nice To Haves

Strong clinical skills
Compassionate

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
Provides patient, caregiver, and family counseling.
Provides patient and caregiver education.
Prepares clinical notes, and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals.
Communicates with the physician responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners regarding the current home health plan of care.
Provides physical therapy services to patients according to a written physician's plan of care.
Assesses and evaluates therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status, and participates in the development of the total plan of care.
Evaluates home environment.
Assesses for muscle strength, mobility, gait, ROM—potential for rehab.
Directs physical therapy treatment.
Instructs patients and families/caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances.
Determines priority needs for physical therapy.
Reports 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.
Participates in discharge planning for patient.
Provides in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed.
Participates in peer consultation process.
When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks.
Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants according to organization policy and state regulations.
Participates in the HHA's quality assessment and performance improvement program and HHA-sponsored in-service training.