New Grad Physical Therapist (PT), Full Time, Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mileage reimbursement

Paid time off

Weekly pay

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a compassionate Physical Therapist to deliver in-home care in Joplin, MO and surrounding areas. This full-time role offers a $30,000 retention bonus and 1:1 patient care, reducing burnout and emphasizing family-centered rehab in the home setting.

You will perform home visits, conduct diagnostics and interventions, and coordinate with an interdisciplinary team. Training is provided, with options for growth and flexible scheduling within a supportive rural-urban

Qualifications

• Active and current Physical Therapist license.
• A minimum of one year of recent experience is preferred, though new graduates are welcome.
• Ability to travel locally to cases as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Visit clients in their homes and help them recover from injury, illness, surgery, or hospitalization.
• Perform mobility and functional assessments and document findings.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans including therapeutic exercises and gait training.
• Educate clients and families on rehab activities and safety.
• Document observations and interventions accurately using the provided device.

Skills

Licensed PT

Home health experience

New grads welcome

Local travel

Job description

NEW GRAD Opportunity!!

**$30,000.00 Retention Bonus Available**

We are recruiting for a compassionate Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) to reliably serve patients in Joplin, MO and surrounding area. This is a Full-Time position.

Reduce stress and burnout! Provide clinical care where patients want to be – in the comfort of their own home.

**$30k Retention Bonus for Full Time only**

Why you’ll love what you do at Integrity Home Care + Hospice:

• Experience true work/life balance with flexible full-time, part-time, and per diem schedules
• Perform 1:1 direct care in client homes
• Hands-on training supplemented with virtual learning
• 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger interdisciplinary care team
• Advance your career with clinical and business leadership tracks

What you’ll do:

Visit a variety of clients in their own home, helping them recover from an injury, illness, surgery, or hospitalization.

Responsibilities for a PT - Physical Therapist include:

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform diagnostic tests and measurements, such as the mobility/range of joints, transfer status, stability, patterns and appearance of ambulation, strength and endurance of muscles, balance testing, and safety assessments.
• Implement integumentary protective interventions to prevent wound formation and promote wound repair utilizing evidence-based dressings and topical agents.
• Develop and implement appropriate individualized care plans, including manual therapeutic exercises, gait training, balance, and other interventions.
• Continually assess and revise the Physical Therapy - PT care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct clients, family members, or other client representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to client care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

What you should have:

• Active and current PT license
• A minimum of one year of recent experience as a Physical Therapist is preferred, though we welcome applications from new graduates with a strong interest in the position.
• Previous home health care experience welcomed, but not required. We will train you!
• Ability to travel locally to cases as assigned

Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Weekly pay and direct deposit
• 401(k) with company match
• Continued education, training, and tuition reimbursement

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.