Physical Therapist
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 services 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 provides interventions, conducts reexaminations at least every 30 days, modifies interventions as necessary, and performs discharge planning. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Current license to practice physical therapy in the state where assigned to work.
- Graduate of 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, to ensure sufficient knowledge and skills to safely provide services.
- For candidates with less than 1 year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders and appropriate mentoring and/or participation in a residency program are required.
- Current CPR certification.
- Candidates must pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Responsibilities
- Help patients maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and function.
- Provide skilled physical therapy interventions to patients in their homes.
- Conduct reexaminations at least every 30 days.
- Modify interventions as necessary.
- Perform discharge planning.
- Collaborate with patients, caregivers, and an interdisciplinary care team to support recovery, prevent hospitalizations, and improve quality of life.
- 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.
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Job Type
Full-time
