Physical Therapist PT Home Health

PruittHealth • Columbus, GA

22d • Onsite

About The Position

PruittHealth @ Home is hiring a Physical Therapist to provide evaluative, consultative, and treatment interventions to home health patients in their residences following referral by a licensed physician. The therapist communicates effectively with home health partners, patients, families, and other internal and external customers.

The role includes evaluating functional status and therapy needs; delivering treatment to relieve pain, restore or develop function, and achieve outcomes under the plan of care; educating patients and families; and coordinating care with interdisciplinary team members and attending physicians. The therapist conducts field visits for evaluation, start of care, follow-up, and clinical outcomes monitoring; maintains timely, accurate documentation; and meets agency productivity standards.

PruittHealth describes its clinician compensation as a pay-per-point model with higher point values for visits requiring greater effort, along with unlimited income potential, mileage reimbursement, additional pay incentives, flexible schedules, career-growth opportunities, a progressive benefit plan, and a team environment. The company says it has 16,000 partners.

Requirements

• Valid professional license in the state of practice.
• Graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy Program.
• For foreign-trained applicants, the program must be deemed substantially equivalent to U.S. entry-level Physical Therapist education by a credentials evaluation organization approved by the APTA.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Home Health experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients’ level of function and skilled therapy needs.
• Treat patients to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and achieve maximum outcomes according to the established plan of care.
• Advise and consult with families and interdisciplinary team members to promote optimal functional outcomes.
• Assess, monitor, document, and report patients’ health and progress using required documents and technology within established timelines.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and attending physician to develop, integrate, and manage the plan of care; make referrals to other disciplines as needed.
• Conduct field visits to evaluate patients, initiate start of care, monitor clinical outcomes, provide follow-up, and support care performance improvement initiatives.
• Use accepted company teaching materials for patient and family education.
• Complete documentation accurately, timely, and at the point of care, including OASIS assessments, admissions, recertifications, ABNs, subsequent visits, physician orders, and care coordination.
• Meet agency productivity standards and use time and resources effectively and efficiently.
• Participate in agency surveys, mandatory in-services, case conferences, staff meetings, and programs such as the Performance Improvement Program as required.
• Follow established safety regulations and procedures and report occupational hazards as necessary.
• Maintain current licensure, certification, and clinical records in accordance with federal, state, and agency regulations and guidelines.
• Recognize and respond to patient-care priorities using initiative and sound judgment.
• Adapt to changes in workload and assist with training or orienting others.
• Report alleged or suspected violations to a supervisor or others until the issue is resolved.
• Work independently, prioritize, manage time appropriately, and meet outcomes and strategic goals by targeted deadlines.

Benefits

• Top-of-market pay structure with a pay-per-point compensation model and unlimited income potential.
• Progressive benefit plan.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Opportunity for career growth.
• Additional pay incentives.
• Flexible schedules.
• Team environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time