Home Health Physical Therapist

Well Care Home Health of the Lowcountry, Inc.; Conway (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Well Care Home Health of the Lowcountry, Inc. seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to provide home-based patient care across SC/NC, evaluating and treating adolescents through geriatrics.

The role requires a PT degree, state licensure, CPR, and at least 1 year of experience, with emphasis on safety, documentation, and inter-professional communication. Responsibilities include planning and implementing therapy, maintaining equipment, and collaborating with families and physicians to promote

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university.
• Licensure: Licensure in the state where providing therapy (NC/SC); CPR certification.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year in physical therapy/home health.
• Skills: Knowledge of home health and PT procedures; ability to use equipment; proper patient transfer and guarding; manual therapy techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patients per age/diagnosis.
• Assist with program development and discipline-specific operations.
• Communicate and document in line with agency policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to program effectiveness and organizational goals.
• Organize and perform work efficiently; maintain schedules for agency performance.
• Demonstrate commitment to agency values daily.
• Maintain positive interpersonal relations with all stakeholders.
• Promote customer satisfaction and quality care.
• Demonstrate mission, vision, and values daily.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical reasoning

Patient care

Computer literacy

Education

Physical Therapy degree

Job description

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

• 1. Assesses, interprets, plans, implements, and evaluates patients with appropriate level of skill given the patient's age and diagnosis. Admits patients to the agency when P.T. is a primary skilled need.
• 2. Assists with program development and discipline specific operations efficiently and productively.
• 3. Appropriately communicates and documents information in accordance to agency policies and procedures and discipline-specific guidelines.
• 4. Contributes to program effectiveness.
• 5. Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently.
• 6. Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance agency performance.
• 7. Demonstrates a daily commitment to the values of the agency.
• 8. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
• 9. Maintains and promotes customer satisfaction.
• 10. Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of the Agency on a daily basis.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• 1. Education: Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university.
• 2. Licensure / Certifications: Licensure in the state in which providing therapy (NC/SC); CPR certification.
• 3. Experience: Minimum 1 year.
• 4. Essential Technical / Motor Skills: Knowledge of home health and physical therapy procedures, ability to manipulate patient care and evaluation equipment, including modalities and assistive devices; ability to properly transfer and guard patients; ability to apply other manual therapy techniques.
• 5. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to deal with the public, co-workers, patients, families, and physicians in a professional and positive manner.
• 6. Essential Physical Requirements: Requires significant locomotion, frequent lifting greater than 50lbs and transferring patients greater than 100lbs. Also repeated reaching in front of the body, bending and stooping, pushing and pulling. Occasionally requires reaching overhead, stair climbing, sitting and fine motor manipulation.
• 7. Essential Mental Abilities: Ability to apply physical therapy clinical principles and use professional reasoning to develop appropriate treatment programs. Ability to prioritize duties, learn new skills and techniques in patient care. Ability to learn and use computer technology and supportive services.
• 8. Essential Sensory Requirements: Ability to see and communicate clearly in order to perform basic clinical techniques.
• 9. Exposure to Hazards: Noise, congestion, communicable disease, exposure to blood borne pathogens, patient assault, and injury resulting from improper body mechanics, uncooperative patients, families, and community hazards.
• 10. Hours of Work: 40 hour work weeks, variable Monday-Friday, weekends and holidays as needed.
• 11. Population Served: Adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics.
• 12. Must have a valid North Carolina driver's license and an operational vehicle.