In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, provide independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence. Teach patient/family and care-givers preventative and rehabilitative procedures. Develop and coordinate the plan of care and provide case management.
Essential Functions:
- Evaluate patients and interpret evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
- Establish treatment goals and plan treatment to achieve established goals.
- Initiate discharge planning for physical therapy.
- Implement the plan of care through direct treatment of the patient, delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinate the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
- Provide advice and education to patient and family.
- Regularly reassess clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.
- Discharge patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
- In accordance with agency policy, provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.
- Participate in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy.
- Participate in specialized patient care clinics outside the department. Assist in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.
- Perform other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects.
- Supervise the work of Home Health Aides (HHA) according to regulation and agency policy.
- Demonstrate on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors', Masters' or Doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
- Current license to practice as a Physical Therapist in California.
- BLS certification
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) required as of May 23, 2007.
- Current CA driver's license & a clear driving record for the past two (2) years.
- Proof of automobile insurance as required by law.
- Must have at least two (2) years of experience in physical therapy.
- Experience in an automated clinical information system, preferred.
- Clinically skilled to detect early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity and mentation.
- Ability to differentiate emergent versus non-emergent patient care status.
- Ability to look at patient holistically, not just body part or functional ability.
- Competency to remove staples/ sutures in the home.
- Commitment to service orientation.
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management partnership environment.
- Computer literate preferred.
Notes:
- Schedule may vary according tooperational needs
- Reliable transportation
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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