Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist 13 Week Assignment Premium Pay

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Temporary 13‑week assignment, Monday‑Friday 8 am–5 pm, $65.00 per hour. PRN only position. Responsible for helping patients maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and function within a physician‑approved plan of care. Duties include interventions, re‑examinations, discharge planning, and coordination with the interdisciplinary team.

• Provide comprehensive patient examination and evaluation at the initial visit upon receipt of referral.
• Reassess the patient at a minimum of every 30 days, making necessary revisions to the patient’s plan of care in conjunction with the physician and documenting the patient’s continual care needs.
• Provide physical therapy patient/client management, including interventions in accordance with the physician‑approved plan of care.
• Document each visit according to the APTA Documentation Guidelines and accepted regulatory standards for inclusion in the patient’s clinical record.
• Coordinate care by participating in the interdisciplinary team and by observing, recording, and reporting the patient’s response to treatment and any change in the patient’s condition to the team.
• Identify the patient’s need for other disciplines and services, initiating appropriate referrals and providing resources for future needs.
• Act as a consultant to other care providers as needed.
• Complete OASIS assessments timely, accurately, and according to the OASIS user’s manual definitions.
• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) in accordance with applicable municipal, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Provide consistent patient care oversight.
• Remain accessible by telecommunication, conduct regularly scheduled and documented conferences with the PTA, and make supervisory visits to the patient.
• Assess competence of PTA in performing assigned activities.
• Remain available upon request of the PTA for re‑examination of the patient in instances of a noted change in the patient’s medical status, response to interventions, or a discharge or discontinuation from physical therapy services.
• Include documentation of supervisory activities in the patient’s medical record.
• Participate in patient care conferences, in‑services, chart audit activities, quality improvement activities including OBQI and OBQM, and peer‑review activities.
• Maintain confidentiality of information relating to the physical therapist‑client relationship.
• Make recommendations for follow‑up care in coordination with the care center that admitted the patient and utilize other care center providers to assist with referrals to community resources.
• Supervise the Home Health Aide when the Sn is not active in the case. Communicate plan of care changes to the Aide and other appropriate staff as necessary.
• Keep abreast of physical therapy trends and knowledge for service provision, documentation, and care coordination.
• Comply with policies, procedures and regulatory mandates including but not limited to abiding by the terms of the Amedisys Compliance Program.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Current, unencumbered license to practice physical therapy specific to the state of assignment.
• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy educational program as set by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
• Minimum of one (1+) year of Home Health physical therapy experience.
• Current CPR certification.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

Demopolis, AL

Sign‑on bonus: $25,000.00. Salary range: $–$.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other legally protected characteristic.