Physical Therapist Home Care East Valley

Primary City/State

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name

Home Care Team-East

Work Shift

Day

Job Category

Clinical Care

Banner Home Health is where clinical excellence meets compassionate, personalized care. If you're ready to make a lasting impact — one home visit at a time — we want to hear from you.

Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus | Relocation Bonus if eligible

Why You'll Love This Role

• Help patients heal and gain independence in their own home
• Join Phoenix's largest, four-star rated home care agency
• Work independently with a strong support team behind you
• Full clinical support — preceptor, supervisor, scheduler, and more
• Choose pay per visit or hourly — whatever works for you

What You'll Do

• Deliver skilled PT services in patients' homes
• Treat a variety of conditions — ortho, neuro, cardiac, and more
• Work in defined territories to keep travel manageable
• Document on a company-provided tablet using Home Care Home Base
• Collaborate with Banner's growing network of hospitals and physicians
• You're a Great Fit If You…
• Love personalized, one-on-one patient care
• Want independence without feeling isolated
• Enjoy treating diverse diagnoses and patient populations
• Are driven by helping patients regain confidence at home
• Perks Include
• Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus (if eligible)
• Relocation Bonus (if eligible)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Company cell phone and tablet provided
• Resources of a top nonprofit health system
• Flexible pay — per visit or hourly

In this brief video, our Home Care team members share their work experiences. Get to know the challenges, rewards and unique aspects of their roles and discover what it takes to be part of our team.

SCHEDULE: Training Core:

• Monday-Friday
• 8:00am-5:00pm
• First 30-60 days

After Training

• Option 1: Full Time
• 40- 32 Hours per week
• Monday- Friday “Work your way” 4 10hr shifts or 5 8hr shifts
• Saturday & Sunday + other days during the week “Work your way” 4 10hr shifts or 5 8hr shifts
• Commitment to working every other weekend with working weekdays on the off weeks, or working every weekend with flexibility of working one week day.
• Option 2: Part Time
• 20-28 Hours per week
• Monday-Friday: 5, 8, 10 hour days
• Saturday- Sunday +1 other day 5, 8, 10 hour day

• Option 3: Weekend
• Full or Part Time
• 8:00am- 5:00pm

Saturday & Sunday + Other Days

Ranked in the top 25 percent of all home care agencies in the United States, Banner Home Care is the largest nonprofit, free-standing home care agency in Arizona. We provide intermittent health care for patients of all ages in the comfort of their home.

Our home care team is experienced, compassionate and professional, and the results prove that Banner Home Care measures better than the national and Arizona average in almost all Medicare Quality Compare patient satisfaction results.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the evaluation, planning, administration and supervision of Physical Therapy treatment in accordance with physician referral, state and national organizational standards, regulatory agencies, and established departmental policies and procedures. This position demonstrates the clinical competence and knowledge necessary to provide treatment appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Core Functions

1. Evaluates patient's functional abilities and limitations. Determines if intervention is needed. Establishes a plan of care and treatment goals. Completes comprehensive evaluation within the established time frame set by the department. Identifies and prioritizes key limiting factors.

Establishes treatment goals that are functional, measurable, patient related and reflects the key limiting factors. Collaborates with patient and family/caregiver when setting goals. Initiates discharge planning. Recommends additions to or modifications of referring orders.

2. Implements individualized treatment plan with consideration to the patient's physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational and age specific needs. Provides skilled treatment in a safe manner. Assesses ongoing effectiveness of treatment and modifies plan of care as indicated. Involves patient and family/caregiver in the treatment and decision making process. Provides ongoing education to physician, nurse, patient, family/caregiver, and interdisciplinary team.

3. Documents according to professional practice guidelines set by regulatory agencies. Documents legibly. Completes documentation within the established time frames of the department. Documents evidence based and individualized treatment techniques/plan. Documentation reflects skilled intervention and comprehensive assessment of the patient's progress or lack of progress. Treatment goals are reassessed according to department policies.

4. Communicates pertinent patient information to ensure the best possible follow through of care. Communicates evaluation/treatment results and patient progress to physicians, nurses, patient, family/caregiver, and interdisciplinary team. Communicates in a clear and timely manner.

Accepts responsibility to contact physicians for routine or difficult problem solving to ensure optimal patient outcome. Defends treatment rationale with standard practices and/or current literature.

5. Exhibits adaptability in assignments as it relates to caseload, scheduling, and staffing shifts. Takes initiative to assist in other patient care areas and accepts responsibility for all patient care needs.

6. Demonstrates appropriate supervision and delegation of personnel to achieve safe delivery of quality cost effective patient care. Supervision and delegation of the PTA, ATC, Therapy Technician and student complies with department policies and regulatory agencies. Participates in the training and orientation of new personnel. Assures competency of personnel, prior to delegation of task.

7. Department operational activities. Attends department required meetings and/or follows up to obtain pertinent information. Participates in departmental/facility process improvement. Meets productivity standards set by the department.

8. This position has responsibility for interacting with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts such as employees of other health care institutions, community provides and agencies concerning the health care of the patient. Also interacts with the physician offices in order to report, request or clarify information.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have graduated from an APTA accredited school of Physical Therapy, or equivalent.

Must possess a current Physical Therapy license within the State of practice. Per California regulations, internationally trained candidates have six-months from the time of hire to obtain a current license. BLS certification required.

Relates throughout the interview process their clinical competency, experience, training and education they have received that is required to perform the job. Demonstrates through behaviors and answers to job related experiential questions.

Must have the ability to become proficient with computer software applications commonly used in an automated patient care environment. Patient care equipment, evaluation tools, and therapeutic modalities. Copier, multi-line feature telephone, fax machine, computer, pager, and miscellaneous office equipment.

Employees working for Banner Home Care/Hospice or Boswell Skilled Nursing Facility must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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