Physical Therapist - Home Health

Compassus•Centralia, WA

5d•$47 - $63

About The Position

Providence at Home with Compassus is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide personalized home health care to patients with a range of diagnoses and disabilities. Guided by a physician’s plan of care, the therapist assesses, treats, and consults with patients to help them achieve the highest possible level of functional independence, with care tailored to each person’s age and needs and delivered with respect and empathy. The position serves adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients across Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Pierce Counties. Clinicians are assigned smaller territories to support manageable travel and consistent patient care; occasional coverage outside the assigned territory may be needed based on patient needs and staffing. The role requires adapting to changes in healthcare delivery, collaborating across disciplines, keeping current with treatments and technologies, managing a diverse caseload, and providing compassionate care despite barriers such as cognitive limitations or language differences. This is a collective bargaining position with a Monday–Friday day shift schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an institution accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Current, unencumbered license as a Physical Therapist in the state of employment.
Obtain National Provider BLS certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.
Ability to perform essential functions that include regular standing and walking, manual dexterity, and lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds.
Visual acuity for close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.
Ability to work in a healthcare environment with expected exposure to bodily fluids, infectious diseases, and conditions typical to the field.
Competence in interpreting patient self-reports or behavior in light of patients’ cognitive, physical, emotional/psychosocial, and chronological maturation.

Nice To Haves

One year of Physical Therapy experience with adults in a home health care or rehabilitation setting.

Responsibilities

Plan and administer medically prescribed physical therapy treatment programs to restore function, relieve pain, and prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of a body part.
Complete comprehensive physical assessments and identify needs for referral to other appropriate clinical disciplines.
Perform patient tests, measurements, and evaluations, including range-of-motion and manual muscle tests, functional analysis, and body-part measurements.
Instruct patients and families in physical therapy procedures to continue at home.
Supervise licensed physical therapy assistants and aides.
Individualize treatment to patients’ developmental needs and interpret patient self-reports or behavior with consideration of cognitive, physical, emotional/psychosocial, and chronological maturation.