Home Health Pt Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current and unrestricted Florida Physical Therapist license.
• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy program.
• Current and unrestricted Florida Occupational Therapist license.
• Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program.
• Knowledge of therapeutic exercise, gait training, transfer training, balance activities, fall prevention, and mobility equipment.
• Knowledge of activities-of-daily-living training, upper-extremity rehabilitation, adaptive equipment, energy-conservation techniques, and home-safety recommendations.
• Ability to work independently and manage an assigned patient schedule.
• Strong assessment, communication, documentation, and patient-education skills.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Reliable transportation.
• Current automobile insurance.
• Ability to travel to patients’ homes within the selected service area.
• Reliable access to a phone, computer, or tablet for communication and documentation.
• Ability to complete documentation accurately and on time.
• Ability to satisfy all employment, credentialing, health, and compliance requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Home health, rehabilitation, hospital, outpatient, skilled nursing, or related clinical experience preferred.
• Experience completing home health evaluations and treatment visits strongly preferred.
• Professional liability insurance, if required.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive physical therapy or occupational therapy evaluations in patients’ homes.
• Assess each patient’s functional abilities, limitations, safety concerns, home environment, and rehabilitation needs.
• Develop individualized plans of care based on physician orders, clinical findings, and the patient’s goals.
• Provide skilled therapy treatments and follow-up visits in accordance with the established plan of care.
• Help patients improve mobility, strength, balance, endurance, coordination, safety, and independence.
• Assist patients with regaining or maintaining the ability to complete activities of daily living.
• Recommend adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and home-safety modifications when appropriate.
• Develop and provide individualized home exercise programs.
• Educate patients, family members, and caregivers regarding treatment techniques, safety precautions, equipment use, fall prevention, and continued exercises.
• Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment interventions as clinically appropriate.
• Communicate changes in the patient’s condition, progress, concerns, or barriers to the physician and interdisciplinary care team.
• Complete all required clinical documentation accurately and within established timeframes.
• Participate in care coordination and discharge planning.
• Follow agency policies, professional standards, infection-control procedures, and applicable state and federal home health regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $75–$125 per visit.
• Flexible PRN scheduling.
• Ability to select preferred service areas.
• Opportunities throughout Hillsborough and Polk Counties.
• Independent home health practice with clinical support.
• Collaborative interdisciplinary care team.
• Meaningful one-on-one patient care.
• Opportunity to help patients improve their safety, independence, mobility, and quality of life in their own homes.