Physical Therapist

Northwell Health; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 119,315,000 - 186,280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Mileage Reimbursement

Self-Autonomy

Generous PTO provided

Healthcare

Dental

401k

Job summary

Western Connecticut Home Care, part of the Nuvance Health Network, seeks licensed physical therapists to provide in-home care with flexible schedules and strong interprofessional collaboration with physicians and families.

You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in the home, coordinating with the care team and ensuring comprehensive discharge planning. This role emphasizes autonomy, education, and adherence to compliance and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level degree in physical therapy.
• Experience in qualified home health agency.

Responsibilities

• Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations, rooms, capabilities, mobility status, endurance status, ADL status.
• Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed.
• Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care. Communicates with the physician(s) involved in the plan of care and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Provides appropriate treatment. Treats patients to relieve pain, develop and restore function and regain optimum level of independence using appropriate equipment and modalities.
• Records on a visit basis, all evaluation data, treatments and client’s response to therapy, provides client’s discharge planning.
• Participates in case management conferences with team members to coordinate physical therapy and total plan of care.
• Provides counseling and education to patients, family and other health care personnel in the patient’s treatment regimen, and documents to whom this instruction has been given.
• Provides or arranges for equipment required to increase the client’s function and independence.
• Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training.
• Supervises care provided by the PTA(s) and home health aides as appropriate.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s LVL DGRE

Job description

$30,000 Sign on Bonus!

At Western Connecticut Home Care, we are seeking individuals to become part of our exceptional home healthcare team. We are interested in health care staff who thrive working independently at the top of their professional licenses while being part of a coordinated home health team, and who will be part of the continuum of care at Nuvance Health. Our home health team works closely with patients’ physicians and families to provide care in the one place where our patients want to be, in the comfort of their own homes. As part of the Nuvance Health Network, our home health staff enjoy flexible schedules; continuing education options; excellent medical, dental and recreational benefits; and the support of a thorough orientation program.

Description

At Western Connecticut Home Care, we are seeking individuals to become part of our exceptional home healthcare team. We are interested in health care staff who thrive working independently at the top of their professional licenses while being part of a coordinated home health team, and who will be part of the continuum of care at Nuvance Health. Our home health team works closely with patients’ physicians and families to provide care in the one place where our patients want to be, in the comfort of their own homes. As part of the Nuvance Health Network, our home health staff enjoy flexible schedules; continuing education options; excellent medical, dental and recreational benefits; and the support of a thorough orientation program.

Summary

Provides services that identify, prevent, remediate and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain. Evaluates and analyzes patients and therapeutic application, physical and chemical agents, exercise, instruction to patient/family and other procedures. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.

Responsibilities

• Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations, rooms, capabilities, mobility status, endurance status, ADL status.
• Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed.
• Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care. Communicates with the physician(s) involved in the plan of care and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Provides appropriate treatment. Treats patients to relieve pain, develop and restore function and regain optimum level of independence using appropriate equipment and modalities.
• Records on a visit basis, all evaluation data, treatments and client’s response to therapy, provides client’s discharge planning.
• Participates in case management conferences with team members to coordinate physical therapy and total plan of care.
• Provides counseling and education to patients, family and other health care personnel in the patient’s treatment regimen, and documents to whom this instruction has been given.
• . Provides or arranges for equipment required to increase the client’s function and independence.
• Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training.
• Supervises care provided by the PTA(s) and home healt aides as appropriate.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: BACHELOR’S LVL DGRE

Other Information

Desired: Experience in qualified home health agency.

Company: Western CT Home Care Inc

Department: Physical Therapy

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $41.64 - $65.01 Hourly

Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Self-Autonomy
• Generous PTO provided
• Healthcare, Dental, 401k, etc.
• Full-Time 40 hours per week., day shift