PT Physical Therapist Home Health
About The Position
Amedisys, part of the Optum family of businesses, provides home health, hospice, and community-based services. The Physical Therapist provides skilled physical therapy to patients in their homes to promote mobility, restore function, improve strength and balance, and enhance safety and independence. The role works collaboratively with patients, caregivers, and an interdisciplinary care team to support recovery, prevent hospitalizations, and improve quality of life in the home setting. The position helps patients maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and function. It includes providing interventions, conducting reexaminations at least every 30 days, modifying interventions as necessary, and planning for discharge. Other duties may be assigned. The salary range is $80,864 to $121,296 annually based on full-time employment. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered to external candidates.
Requirements
- Current physical therapy license specific to the state where the employee is assigned to work.
- Graduation from an accredited physical therapy educational program as set by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
- At least 1 year of related physical therapy experience for PTs entering home health care; candidates with less than 1 year require approval from regional clinical leaders and appropriate mentoring and/or participation in a residency program.
- Current CPR certification.
- Pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Responsibilities
- Help patients maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and function.
- Provide physical therapy interventions, conduct reexaminations at least every 30 days, modify interventions as necessary, and perform discharge planning.
- Collaborate with patients, caregivers, and an interdisciplinary care team to support recovery, prevent hospitalizations, and improve quality of life in the home setting.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Incentive and recognition programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Equity stock purchase, subject to eligibility requirements.
- 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
- $5,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates.
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Job Type
Full-time
