Home Health Physical Therapist

Well Care Home Health of the Lowcountry, Inc.; Myrtle Beach (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Well Care Home Health of the Lowcountry, Inc. seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in a home health setting.

You will adapt plans to age and diagnosis, admit patients when PT is primary skilled need, and document per agency policies. Responsibilities include program development, efficient operations, flexible scheduling, and upholding mission and values while ensuring patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university.
• Licensure in SC or NC; CPR certification.
• Minimum 1 year of PT experience.
• Knowledge of home health PT procedures and modalities.
• Ability to transfer/guard patients and use assistive devices.
• Strong professional communication with patients, families, and staff.
• Physical ability for lift requirements and transfers.
• Clinically apply PT principles with critical thinking.
• Ability to see and communicate clearly for clinical tasks.
• Working knowledge of agency policies and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patients per age/diagnosis.
• Admit patients to the agency when PT is a primary skilled need.
• Assist with program development and discipline-specific operations.
• Document and communicate information per guidelines and policies.
• Contribute to program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Organize and perform work effectively and efficiently.
• Maintain and adjust schedules to improve agency performance.
• Demonstrate daily alignment with agency values.
• Foster positive interpersonal relations with staff, patients, and families.
• Promote customer satisfaction and uphold agency mission daily.

Skills

Clinical skills

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Clinical reasoning

Home health procedures

Education

PT 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.