Location
Oceanside, CA | United States
Job description
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be a graduate of a school of physical therapy program approved by CAPTE or its successor organizations or an educational program outside the United States determined to be substantially equivalent to entry-level education in the United States by a credential evaluation organization approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
- Must maintain current state physical therapy licensure
- Must maintain current liability and malpractice insurance
- Must maintain current CPR certification
- Must have one-year experience as a PT
- Possesses effective communication skills and ability to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and educational experiences
- Possesses good time management and work ethic skills
- Possesses a current driver’s license and a dependable insured automobile
- Possesses self-direction and ability to make independent client service judgments
- Presents a professional appearance and promotes a positive work environment
- Demonstrates computer literacy
- Provide written proof of health status and ability to lift, bend, and squat the level and amount determined by each job assigned
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates support for the agency’s mission statement to promote quality, efficient, comprehensive, compassionate, and effective client service.
- Participates in and supports the agency performance improvement plan.
- Participates in orientation, competency testing, and in-services as required.
- Performs comprehensive initial and on-going physical therapy assessments per standards of practice for each assigned agency client and develops the plan of service in collaboration with client, RN Case Manager, and physician.
- Completes PT Plan of Care for submission to MD for signature.
- Regularly evaluates and documents the effectiveness of each assigned client’s plan of service, client responses, revision needs, discharge plans, and progress to client goals.
- Uses a framework of assessment, implementation, coordination, and evaluation providing outcome-based services for an assigned caseload from admission through discharge.
- Complies with all home health regulations and standards and agency policies and procedures.
- Appropriately seeks supervisory assistance as necessary to effectively perform duties.
- Assesses and reports client pain score to RN Case Manager.
- Maintains confidentiality of client, personnel, and agency operations.
- Uses agency documentation materials and/or computer-based software to record client treatment activity in a timely manner including client response to interventions.
- Notifies attending physician of client changes.
- With client establishes therapy goals to enhance the rehabilitative ability of the client, which may include but not be limited to: hot packs, gait training, diathermy treatments, therapeutic exercises, passive and active range of motion exercises, whirlpool baths and other related treatments to meet the home health client’s needs.
- Promotes client, personnel, and office safety and utilizes universal precautions.
- Meets productivity requirements established for home health physical therapist.
- Supervises assigned PTAs every 30 days every 14 days to two months as required by the payer source by establishing and/or updating a plan of service in collaboration with the client and evaluating compliance and progress to measurable goals.
- During client/representative interactions identifies cultural, spiritual, verbal, and non-verbal patterns indicating a need for individualized service or counseling and suggests referral as needed.
- Assesses caregiver’s ability to manage client physical therapy needs.
- Based on client needs, seeks physician orders for equipment to promote client comfort and safety, and when ordered and received by client, initiates equipment use training.
- Evaluates the safety of the home environment and recommends to client/ representative potential solutions for identified concerns.
- Uses equipment properly and seeks training if necessary.
- Provides education, advice, and consultation with client/representative and the personnel as needed.
- Participates in PIP quarterly record review as assigned.
- Completes yearly clinical component evaluation for assigned PTA.
- Presents a professional appearance and promotes a positive work environment.
- Serves on PAC if assigned.
- Performs other duties as requested.
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