Physical Therapist - Home Care

Job Title: Physical Therapist - Home Care

Pay: $70 Per Hour

Shift: 5x8 Day Shift - 40 hours a week. Every other weekend requirement

Location: Wall Township, NJ, 07753

Schedule: Temp to Hire

Job Duties

Responsible for providing professional rehabilitation therapy to patients in their home through evaluation, development, and implementation of individual goal-oriented therapy programs in accordance with organization policies and procedures and external organizations.

Essential Generic Job Functions (List in order of importance):

• Complete patient evaluation within the specified time frame and assure it contains data that is reflective of a complete, holistic assessment of the client’s condition.
• Develop an individualized treatment program based on the evaluation findings, focusing on time-oriented, functional, and measurable short and long-term goals.
• Prepare appropriate system documentation, such as progress notes, reassessments, and discharge summaries, according to policy and procedures.

Assure that progress notes and reassessments reflect skilled care and monitor the patient’s status and progress towards goal achievement.

• Assure documentation is precise. Ensure documentation is submitted promptly and supports the need for continued skilled care at home.
• Assure that service delivery follows the frequency and duration of the physician’s plan of care for the client.
• Act as liaison among physician, MCP, and other members of the health care team to ensure effective coordination, appropriate resource referral, and utilization of home health aide services.
• Act as a supervising therapist to the Physician Therapy Assistant (PTA). Assess the PTA's ability to perform the selected interventions as directed on an ongoing basis. Assure co-signatures are performed within regulatory timeframes.
• Educate the patient and/or caregiver in a written home program. Submit a copy of the program for the medical record according to policy.
• Provide comprehensive education to patients and/or caregivers based upon their identified needs in a manner that they can understand.
• Develop a rapport and mutual respect with the patient to foster an optimum environment for goal achievement. Implement the treatment plan utilizing correct and appropriate clinical skills and techniques. Independently meet productivity requirements on a consistent basis.
• Participate in discharge planning throughout the patient’s course of care.

Address problem areas appropriately.

• Complete scheduling requirements timely and accurately by updating and submitting new and changed schedules through appropriate system applications.
• Respond to voice mail and messages promptly.
• Document case communication with other members of the health care team as appropriate throughout the patient’s course of care, utilizing secure messaging through an appropriate application.
• Assure the discharge summary indicates the patient’s current status, outcomes achieved, and recommendations for further services or interventions.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.
• Adheres to HMH’s Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs., and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Required Certifications & Licensure

Certified Home Care experience (Part A) with OASIS knowledge and current usage.

EPIC preferred. Registered Physical Therapist. BLS must be AHA

Experience

minimum 1 year

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy (PT)