REGISTERED PHYSICAL THERAPIST

This is a PER DEIM job.

DUTIES

Provide skilled Physical Therapy services, on an intermittent basis, to patients, in their

homes, per physician orders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide initial, and ongoing, comprehensive assessments of the patient’s needs,

including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments.

Assist in the development, and implementation, of the interdisciplinary patient care plan,

as it pertains to Physical Therapy.

Consult, and familiarize, staff regarding the established plan.

Teach, supervise, and counsel the family, and patient, in the physical therapy

program.

Instruct patient in the care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes and

prosthetic, and orthotic devices.

Provide the equipment required to carry out the plan.

Arrange for out-patient service, for procedures that cannot be given at home.

Prepare an assessment of the patient's condition and periodic evaluations and

summaries.

Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants and home health aides, as per Agency policy.

Record, and report to the physician, the patient's reaction to treatment and / or any

changes in the patient's condition.

Communicate with other team members (including Home Health Aides) and, when

appropriate, instruct them in certain phases of physical therapy they may use, while

working with the patient.

Write clinical / progress notes, on the date of the visit, and incorporate same, in the

patient's record, within 48 hours.

Participate in case conferences, physical therapy staff meetings, Agency activities,

and in-service programs, as necessary.

Supervise the Home Health Aide, every two weeks, when physical therapy is the only

the professional discipline involved in the patient's care and supervising the Physical

Therapy Assistant, at least monthly.

Participate with staff, patients, and physicians in discharge planning activities and

complete a Physical Therapy Discharge Summary.

ASSIST IN THE AGENCY ADMISSION PROCESS

Obtain a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition.

Evaluate the patient, the patient’s significant other(s), and the home situation, to

determine what instruction will be required, what assistance will be available from the

family in caring for the patient, and what other Agency and community services will be

required.

Ensure the physician’s orders are appropriate; discuss necessary changes.

JOB CONDITIONS

The ability to drive and the ability to access patients’ homes, which may not be

routinely wheelchair accessible are required.

Hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical

assessment of the patient's condition and to perform patient care.

On occasion, may be required to bend, stoop, reach, and move the patient weight up to

250 pounds, lift and / or carry up to 30 pounds.

Must be able to effectively communicate in English.

EQUIPMENT OPERATION

Physical therapy equipment and other medical equipment will be utilized. Hand

washing materials.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Successful completion of a Physical Therapist education program approved by

one of the following :

a. The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

CAPTE)

b. Successor organizations of CAPTE

c. An education program, outside the United States, determined to be

substantially equivalent to physical therapist entry-level education in the

United States, by a credential evaluation organization, approved by the

American Physical Therapy Association or an organization identified in 8

CFR 212.15 as it relates to Physical Therapists; and

d. Passed an examination for Physical Therapist, approved by the state of

New Jersey / New York, in which physical therapy services are provided.

2. Must be licensed, or registered, by the state of New Jersey / New York.

3. Must have, at least, one year of institutional / home health experience.

4. Must have a criminal background check.

5. Must have current CPR certification. Online certification is not accepted

This agency is independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this agency.

All inquiries about employment at this agency should be made directly to the agency location, and not to Home Care Evolution Corporate.