Home Health - Physical Therapist

VNA Health • Santa Barbara, CA

10d • $62 - $67 • Onsite

About The Position

VNA Health is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Physical Therapist for its Home Health team, serving patients throughout the Santa Ynez Valley. The role provides personalized rehabilitative care in patients’ homes and offers an independent position with autonomy, clinical decision-making, and opportunities for professional growth. The therapist works with a collaborative interdisciplinary care team to help patients regain mobility and independence.

The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, and includes monthly rotating weekend shifts. Scheduling may include weekdays, weekends, and holidays based on organizational and staffing needs. Pay is $62–$67 per hour.

The Physical Therapist provides services according to a written physician’s plan of care, evaluates patients and their home environments, directs treatment, and supports patients, families, caregivers, and other personnel in carrying out rehabilitation plans. The role also includes documentation, care coordination, discharge planning, consultation, education, and participation in peer consultation and chart audits as scheduling allows. Clinical staff may be asked to perform other job-related tasks.

Requirements

• Current and active California Physical Therapist license.
• Two years of appropriate experience as a physical therapist.
• Current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with an insured automobile in accordance with state and/or organizational requirements.
• Good verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to push and pull 50 lbs.
• Ability to stoop, bend, and squat.
• Ability to walk up one flight of stairs and walk one mile.
• Ability to sit for at least one hour.
• Visual and audio acuity.

Nice To Haves

• Community or home health experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy services according to a written physician’s plan of care.
• Assess and evaluate therapeutic, rehabilitative, and functional status; participate in developing the total plan of care; and evaluate the home environment.
• Assess muscle strength, mobility, gait, range of motion, and rehabilitation potential.
• Direct physical therapy treatment and determine priority needs for physical therapy.
• Instruct patients and families or caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances.
• Report patients’ reactions to treatment and changes in condition to the physician.
• Initiate physical therapy programs and instruct other personnel and family or caregivers in relevant phases and goals of the program, including through case conferences.
• Train patients in the use of prosthetic devices when appropriate.
• Supervise home health aides and Physical Therapy Assistants when they participate in a patient’s rehabilitation regimen.
• Identify patient and family or caregiver needs for other home health services and make referrals as necessary.
• Prepare and submit clinical and progress summaries based on goal attainment and organizational policy.
• Meet the agency’s average daily productivity standards.
• Participate in patient discharge planning.
• Provide physical therapy consultation to patients’ families and caregivers when indicated.
• Provide in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed.
• Participate in the peer consultation process.
• Assist with chart audits if scheduling allows.
• Participate in variable shifts, weekend rotations, and departmental holiday rotations as staffing needs require.

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored dental, vision, basic life, disability, and AD&D insurance benefits for eligible employees.
• Annual wellness reimbursement for eligible fitness and wellness expenses.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Public transportation reimbursement.
• Welcoming, mission-driven workplace where employees’ contributions are valued.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed