Physical Therapist I - Home Health

Summary

We are seeking a Physical Therapist I to join our Home Health team. This full time role will work days. This position is within the community (including patients’ homes/shelter and jail).

Purpose of this position: In collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, provides therapeutic services including evaluation, treatment, discharge planning and education.

A sign-on bonus ($5,000.00) is available for eligible external candidates (current employees, contract/temporary workers, and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible).

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents comprehensive physical therapy evaluations.
• Develops and documents patient care plans to promote optimal function and safety
• Observes, evaluates, and documents patient's progress
• Participates in hospital rounds and patient care conferences
• Educates patients and care givers on therapeutic techniques, cares and treatments
• Completes all documentation and charges of services per departmental standards
• Directs and supervises activities performed by the Rehab aides consistent with their training and skill
• (patient transfers, patient transport, preparation of patient and equipment for treatment, selected

treatment procedures, clerical duties and departmental maintenance)

Directs and supervises selected physical therapy interventions performed by physical therapist

assistants

• Properly applies and operates rehabilitative equipment
• Assists with developing and conducting physical therapy in-services for other staff
• Orients and mentors newly assigned staff

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited school of physical therapy
• Up to 2 fulltime years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

Previous clinical experience (rehabilitation/acute/trauma)

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

Knowledge of policies/procedures and practice standards; physical therapy theory, techniques, and treatment, physical therapy and orthopedic

equipment; counseling and educational techniques; bandaging and wrapping techniques

Ability to perform professional physical therapy techniques and treatment; calibrate and operate physical therapy and orthopedic equipment

• Ability to provide work direction for ancillary personnel
• Ability to counsel and instruct patients and families; ability to recognize and document patient progress
• Ability to work cooperatively with other members of the medical team

Ability to interact with individuals of widely diverse lifestyles including ability to deal objectively with individuals whose attitudes and behaviors differ from his/her own;

• Ability to read and interpret written instructions, patient charts, and physicians' notes
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures in an advisory capacity (educate)

License/Certifications

Possession of valid Physical Therapy license, or temporary license, issued by the Minnesota State Board of Physical Therapy