Physical Therapist; PRN

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Salary
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Per visit rates: SOC - $115, Evaluation - $95, Follow-up $115

The Physical Therapist evaluates patients, under physician referral, with decline in ability to perform functional tasks, such as gait and transfers, impaired safety level, pain, and impaired quality of life due to illness, injury, and disease processes. Develops effective treatment plans and goals, obtaining approval for services from the referring physician. Involves the patient and caregivers in the development of the Plan of Care.

Communicates and teaches families and other health team members to improve outcomes and follow-through with exercise and gait programs and functional tasks. All tasks are performed in a home health setting, with assessment of eligibility of homebound status performed each visit.

• Provide comprehensive Physical Therapy evaluations and treatments, under referral from the attending physician, to overcome specific losses of function, impaired safety, and pain.
• Open cases, completing Oasis assessment, if on intake the patient is assessed as having no nursing needs.
• Evaluate the home environment and make appropriate recommendations.
• Consult with DON and nursing staff, after Oasis assessment and Physical Therapy evaluation, on needs for additional services, such as nursing, home health aide, occupational therapy, or speech therapy.
• Effectively communicate with the referring physician and nursing staff concerning changes in the patient’s condition, and necessary changes to the initial Plan of Care due to such changes.
• Coordinate treatment with nursing staff, home health aides, occupational therapists, and speech therapists, as necessary.
• Document evaluations, treatment sessions and services provided in the home according to agency protocols and Medicare guidelines, completing all documentation in a timely and effective manner for both communication with other health professionals and billing purposes.
• Effectively involve the patient and caregivers in the development of the Plan of Care, and any changes indicated to the Plan of Care due to a change in condition.
• Provide education to patient and caregivers through effective teaching methods in home exercises, safety with functional activities, and carryover of other therapeutic techniques as appropriate.
• Provide supervision of Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants (LPTAs) involved in the patient’s care according to guidelines for supervision established by the Commonwealth of…