Physical Therapist, Home Health, Jeannette and surrounding area

UPMC•Seven Fields, PA

About The Position

UPMC Home Health is hiring a full-time Physical Therapist to serve Jeannette and the surrounding area. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a weekend rotation. The role provides age-sensitive professional physical therapy care in patients’ homes, including admission visits, evaluation, instruction, and treatment to maximize functional abilities and ensure optimal care. The Physical Therapist evaluates, plans, and treats patients using diagnostic, muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability testing within the standards of physical therapy practice. The therapist establishes a plan of care with the physician, patient, and UM professional, follows the admission process, recommends and orders necessary durable medical equipment when indicated, and consults with families and other members of the care team. The position also includes supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, participating in on-call coverage, maintaining timely and accurate documentation, and contributing to service quality and process improvement. Candidates must meet one of the listed physical therapy education, experience, or qualification pathways. At least one year of clinical experience is required to practice without supervision; less than one year may be acceptable when practicing under supervision, such as in an ALF/PCH. CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, is required within 30 days of hire. Other listed credentials and clearances include automotive insurance, driver’s license, Physical Therapist licensure, Act 33 with renewal, Act 34, and OAPSA. The employee may enter rooms where medications are stored but is not permitted to handle medications.

Requirements

Meet one of the listed qualification pathways: graduate from an approved physical therapy curriculum; meet an applicable pre-1996 or other specified legacy qualification; qualify through the stated experience and proficiency examination pathway; be licensed or registered before January 1, 1966, and meet the stated full-time experience condition; or meet the listed foreign-training or World Confederation for Physical Therapy member-organization criteria.
Minimum of one year of clinical experience to practice without supervision; less than one year may be accepted when practicing under supervision, such as in an ALF/PCH.
Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification; CPR must meet AHA standards with didactic and skills demonstration components and be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Automotive insurance.
Driver’s license.
Physical Therapist (PT) licensure.
Act 33 with renewal.
Act 34.
OAPSA.
No contact with medications is allowed, even when working in rooms where medications are stored.

Responsibilities

Provide age-sensitive professional physical therapy care in the home, including admission visits, evaluation, instruction, and treatment.
Perform duties in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors, and perform other assigned duties.
Attend compliance training and follow the organization’s standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
Provide customer-focused service and strive for optimal satisfaction.
Identify, develop, and participate in process-improvement opportunities to enhance the quality of home health services.
Perform job responsibilities in accordance with UPMC Home Healthcare’s service management philosophy toward patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments.
Develop professional skills through ongoing continuing education.
Participate in the agency’s on-call coverage rotation.
Assign and supervise the Physical Therapy Assistant according to State Board of Physical Therapy guidelines.
Advise and consult with families, interdisciplinary team members, physicians, and other professionals to support optimal patient care.
Transmit information by data sync on the same day.
Complete documentation promptly and accurately, including visit assessments, OASIS, 485, and verbal orders, using a laptop or written documentation in the patient’s home and in accordance with agency and regulatory standards.
Establish the plan of care in collaboration with the physician, patient, and UM professional, following physician orders, patient needs, and the admission process.
Evaluate, plan, and treat patients through an effective physical therapy program using diagnostic, muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability testing.
Recommend and order necessary durable medical equipment when indicated.