Home Health Weekend Physical Therapist

Well Care Home Health of the Triad, Inc.; Winston-Salem (NC); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Well Care Home Health of the Triad, Inc. seeks a licensed Physical Therapist to provide home health services in Winston-Salem, NC. Responsibilities include assessing and treating patients, documenting per policy, and contributing to program effectiveness.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy program, NC/SC licensure, CPR certification, and a minimum of 1 year of experience. Must have a valid NC driver’s license and access to an operational vehicle.

Formación

• Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university.
• Licensure to practice in NC/SC; CPR certification.
• Minimum 1 year of experience.
• Knowledge of home health and physical therapy procedures; ability to use modalities and assistive devices.
• Ability to transfer and guard patients and to apply manual therapy techniques.
• Interpersonal skills to deal with the public, co-workers, patients, families and physicians.

Responsabilidades

• Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patients with appropriate skill given the patient’s age and diagnosis.
• Admit patients to the agency when PT is a primary skilled need.
• Communicate and document information per agency policies and guidelines.
• Contribute to program effectiveness.
• Organize and perform work effectively and efficiently.
• Maintain and adjust schedule to enhance agency performance.
• Demonstrate the agency's values daily.
• Demonstrate positive interpersonal relations with all agency members.
• Maintain and promote customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrate the mission, vision, and values of the Agency daily.

Conocimientos

Patient care

Interpersonal skills

Clinical reasoning

Manual therapy techniques

Educación

Graduate of Physical Therapy program

Herramientas

Rehabilitation equipment

CPR certification

Descripción del empleo

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

• 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.
• Assists with program development and discipline specific operations efficiently and productively.
• Appropriately communicates and documents information in accordance to agency policies and procedures and discipline-specific guidelines.
• Contributes to program effectiveness.
• Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently.
• Maintains and adjusts schedule to enhance agency performance.
• Demonstrates a daily commitment to the values of the agency.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with all members of the agency.
• Maintains and promotes customer satisfaction.
• Effectively demonstrates the mission, vision, and values of the Agency on a daily basis.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university.
• Licensure / Certifications: Licensure in the state in which providing therapy (NC/SC); CPR certification.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year.
• 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.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to deal with the public, co-workers, patients, families, and physicians in a professional and positive manner.
• Essential Physical Requirements: Requires significant locomotion, frequent lifting greater than 50 lbs 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.
• 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.
• Essential Sensory Requirements: Ability to see and communicate clearly in order to perform basic clinical techniques.
• 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.
• Hours of Work: 36 hour work weeks, variable Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Holiday's as needed.
• Population Served: Adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics.
• Must have a valid North Carolina driver’s license and an operational vehicle.