Physical Therapist - Per Diem

UnitedHealth Group•Fairfield, CT

1d•$35 - $63

About The Position

Explore opportunities with Patient Care, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Physical Therapist, you will use discretion and independent judgment to provides age-appropriate services for hospice, including the following: comprehensive assessment, direct treatment to individuals, development of a home exercise program, patient/family instruction, participation Interdisciplinary Group, evaluation and selection of adaptive equipment, and documentation of services according to hospice standards.

Requirements

Current Physical Therapy licensure in state of practice
Current CPR certification
Proven ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client
Current driver’s license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Proven ability to work independently
Proven good communication, writing, and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Initiates physical therapy evaluation according to physician orders and Plan of Care for the purpose of symptom control or to enable the patient to maintain activities of daily living and basic functional skills
Documents in the patient’s clinical record each visit made to the patient and gives report including patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in the patient’s status including comfort level and follow-up to physician and Administrator using the Care Management process
Participates in the Interdisciplinary Group and provides applicable input for the patient’s Plan of Care as needed
Instructs and informs participating members of the Interdisciplinary group, the patient, the physician and the family functional limitations and progress towards goals as defined by the Plan of Care daily or no less than two weeks’ time
Prepares a written discharge summary when physical therapy services are discontinued with a copy retained in the patient’s clinical record and a copy forwarded to the patient’s physician conducted upon discharge from the physical therapy service
Instructs, when appropriate, patient, family and other members of the hospice team in certain phases of physical therapy in which they may work with the patient