Home Health Physical Therapist Full Time

Aveanna Healthcare; Burlington (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aveanna Healthcare is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide home health services in Burlington and surrounding areas. The role involves assessing patient needs, delivering tailored therapy interventions, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and a current state license.

Qualifications

• Degree from accredited program.
• Current unrestricted state license.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments for patients.
• Provide written evaluations and plans of care.
• Document client performance and treatment progress.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Documentation proficiency

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Physical Therapy

State license as a Physical Therapist

Job description

Position Overview

As an Aveanna Physical Therapist you will utilize your clinical expertise to assess, teach, and deliver therapy interventions and treatment directed by the Physician as established in the home health plan of care. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, receiving and providing pertinent updates to optimize patient well-being.

Schedule: Monday - Friday visits

Territory: Burlington, Kensoha, Racine, Delavan, and Lake Geneva communities

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments to evaluate mobility, coordination, strength and current level of function.
• Responsible for administration, evaluation, and interpretation of tests and measurements to determine functional goals and outcomes.
• Provide a written evaluation and plan of care defining physical therapy needs, goals, progress and expected outcomes.
• Delivery of physical therapy services to comply with prescribed physician orders.
• Maintains plan of care by performing timely documentation of client performance, modifying goals and treatment as needed, and determine discharge care plans as appropriate.
• Responsible for discharge planning, including collaborating and educating the patient and his/her caretakers on home exercise plan to follow discharge.
• Participates in coordination of services with health care team, physicians, parent/guardians, nurses, etc.
• Documents according to policy and procedure and requires minimal supervision or instruction.
• Documents effectively resulting in no technical or clinical denials subsequent to review of documentation by payers
• Maintain effective communication between staff, healthcare team members and family. Serve as a resource consultant for clinical staff.
• Supervises other personnel (PTA, HHA) as applicable.
• Completes OASIS assessments where allowed by state professional practice and regulation.
• Follow policies and procedures and conforms to all applicable patient care standards, licensure regulations and state laws.

Requirements:

• Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited university/program.
• Current, unrestricted state license as a Physical Therapist in the state of practice.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with policies and procedures.

Preferred:

• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Time management.
• Proven relationship-builder.
• Experience in Home Health Therapy and completion of OASIS documentation.