Physical Therapist (PT) – Mobile/Home-Based Care
About The Position
We are seeking a skilled, compassionate, and dependable Physical Therapist to provide high-quality physical therapy services to patients in their homes throughout the Antelope Valley region. The therapist travels to patients’ homes to perform comprehensive evaluations, develop individualized plans of care, provide skilled therapeutic interventions, monitor progress, and educate patients and caregivers on improving mobility, function, safety, and independence. This is a mobile, home-based role suited to a clinician comfortable working independently, exercising sound clinical judgment, and delivering patient-centered care. The position is a full-time 1099 independent contractor role with a four-day, 10-hour schedule. Typical start time is between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM, depending on patient scheduling and geographic coverage; daily schedules may vary. The stated guaranteed base pay is $1,320 per week, calculated at $55 per patient visit based on a minimum of six visits per day. Additional visits beyond the daily base of six are paid at $55 per visit, subject to the independent contractor agreement.
Requirements
- Current and valid California Physical Therapist license in good standing.
- Graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, and rehabilitation principles.
- Strong clinical reasoning and patient assessment skills.
- Ability to independently perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and develop appropriate plans of care.
- Strong knowledge of therapeutic exercise, gait training, balance training, functional mobility, neuromuscular re-education, and fall prevention.
- Excellent patient assessment and acute/chronic pain management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively manage a mobile patient caseload.
- Punctual, dependable, organized, and professional.
- Comfort working in patients’ homes and with patients and caregivers in a home-based environment.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
- Ability to travel throughout the assigned service area.
- Ability to arrive within expected visit timeframes, manage travel and scheduling, carry clinical equipment and supplies, and adapt treatment to home environments.
- CPR/BLS certification preferred or required according to company policy.
Nice To Haves
- Experience treating patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, balance, gait, weakness, mobility, or other functional limitations.
- Previous experience in home health, mobile therapy, outpatient, orthopedic, neurological, geriatric, or community-based care.
- CPR/BLS certification, preferred or required according to company policy.
Responsibilities
- Travel to patients’ homes throughout the assigned service area to provide physical therapy services.
- Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations in the home environment, assessing strength, range of motion, balance, gait, mobility, coordination, endurance, pain, functional limitations, activities of daily living, and home safety risks.
- Develop individualized plans of care and measurable short- and long-term functional goals based on evaluation findings, physician orders or referrals, patient needs, clinical judgment, and functional goals.
- Provide skilled therapeutic interventions appropriate to patients’ diagnoses and limitations, including therapeutic exercises and activities, neuromuscular re-education, gait and mobility training, balance and coordination training, functional strengthening, clinically appropriate manual therapy, transfer training, and fall-prevention and safety training.
- Train patients in safe use of assistive devices, including walkers, canes, and other mobility equipment.
- Develop and instruct patients in individualized home exercise programs.
- Educate patients and caregivers about diagnosis, treatment, exercises, mobility, safety, fall prevention, and strategies to promote independence.
- Monitor patient responses to treatment and make appropriate clinical modifications to plans of care.
- Perform reassessments and communicate changes in patient condition or functional status as appropriate.
- Coordinate care with physicians, nurses, caregivers, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, and other healthcare professionals; communicate patient progress, concerns, and recommendations to referring providers.
- Complete accurate, timely, and thorough clinical documentation, including evaluations, treatment notes, reassessments, progress reports, recertifications when applicable, discharge summaries, home exercise programs, and required provider communications.
- Comply with applicable federal and state regulations, professional standards, payer requirements, and company policies.
- Recognize changes in patient condition that may require physician notification, additional medical evaluation, or treatment modification.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries, and provide compassionate, respectful, professional care to patients and families.
- Arrive at scheduled visits within expected timeframes, manage travel time and daily scheduling, and communicate promptly about cancellations, scheduling changes, or patient concerns.
- Carry and transport necessary clinical equipment and supplies, adapt treatment to different home environments and available space, maintain a safe and professional visit environment, and respect patients’ homes, privacy, routines, and preferences.
- Use sound clinical judgment while working independently in the community.
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Job Type
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