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 San Fernando region. The therapist travels to patients' homes to perform comprehensive evaluations, develop individualized plans of care, provide skilled therapeutic interventions, monitor patient progress, and educate patients and caregivers to improve mobility, function, safety, and independence. This is a mobile, home-based role requiring independent clinical judgment, effective communication, and patient-centered care. The therapist manages a mobile patient caseload, adapts treatment to different home environments, coordinates with healthcare professionals, and completes accurate, timely clinical documentation while complying with applicable regulations and professional standards. 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. Pay includes guaranteed base pay of $1,320 per week, calculated at $55 per patient visit based on a minimum of six visits per day, with $55 for each additional visit beyond the daily base of six. Compensation is subject to the independent contractor agreement.
Requirements
- Current and valid California Physical Therapist license in good standing.
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, and rehabilitation principles.
- Strong clinical reasoning and patient assessment skills, including ability to independently perform comprehensive PT 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.
- Comfortable entering patients' homes and providing care in a home-based environment with patients and caregivers.
- 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 schedules, and carry necessary clinical equipment and supplies.
Nice To Haves
- Experience treating patients with orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, balance, gait, weakness, mobility, or functional limitations.
- CPR/BLS certification, preferred or required according to company policy.
- Previous home health, mobile therapy, outpatient, orthopedic, neurological, geriatric, or community-based experience.
Responsibilities
- Travel to patients' homes throughout the assigned service area to provide physical therapy services.
- Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations in patients' homes, assessing strength, range of motion, balance, gait, mobility, coordination, endurance, pain, functional limitations, and ability to perform activities of daily living safely.
- Evaluate home environments and identify safety and fall risks affecting mobility and independence.
- Develop individualized plans of care based on evaluation findings, physician orders or referrals, patient needs, clinical judgment, and functional goals; establish measurable short- and long-term goals.
- Provide skilled interventions, 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 such as walkers, canes, and other mobility equipment.
- Develop and teach individualized home exercise programs.
- Educate patients and caregivers about diagnoses, treatment, exercises, mobility, safety, fall prevention, and strategies to promote independence.
- Monitor treatment responses and modify the plan of care as appropriate; perform reassessments and communicate changes in condition or functional status.
- 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 evaluations, treatment notes, reassessments, progress reports, recertifications when applicable, discharge summaries, home exercise programs, provider communications, and other required documentation.
- Maintain compliance with applicable 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 confidentiality and professional boundaries, and provide compassionate, respectful, professional care to patients and families.
- Arrive for scheduled visits on time, manage travel and daily scheduling efficiently, carry and transport necessary clinical equipment and supplies, and adapt treatment to different home environments and available space.
- Maintain a safe and professional environment during visits; communicate promptly about cancellations, scheduling changes, or patient concerns; and respect patients' homes, privacy, routines, and preferences.
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Job Type
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