Physical Therapist,(Casual) UPMC at Home

UPMC; Seven Fields (Butler County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

UPMC Home Health is seeking a Physical Therapist for a casual, home-health role. Daylight hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The position focuses on delivering age-appropriate physical therapy in patients' homes, including admissions, evaluations, and treatments to maximize function.

The therapist will ensure compliance with policies, maintain timely documentation, and collaborate with the care team to develop and implement the plan of care. Ongoing education and on-call coverage are part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Provides age-sensitive professional physical therapy care in the home setting, including admission visits, evaluation, instruction, and treatment to maximize functional abilities and ensure optimal care.
• Attends compliance training and adheres to organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains documentation promptly and accurately (visit assessments, OASIS, 485, verbal orders) using laptop or written notes.
• Evaluates, plans, and treats patients with a PT program utilizing diagnostic, muscle, nerve, joint and functional testing; orders DME as needed.
• Collaborates with physician, patient, and care team to establish the plan of care and ensure patient needs are met.

Job description

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Physical Therapist for a casual position.

Daylight hours: 8:00 am-4:30 pm

Purpose:

Provide age-sensitive professional physical therapy care in the home setting, including admission visits, evaluation, instruction, and treatment to patients to maximize functional abilities and ensure optimal care.

Responsibilities:

• Standard Responsibilities: Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Attends compliance training and adheres to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal satisfaction.
• Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of services we provide.
• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion which coincides with the service management philosophy of UPMC Home Healthcare towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians and other departments within the organization.
• Continually develops professional skills by assuming responsibility for ongoing continuing education.
• Participates in on-call coverage rotation for the agency.
• Assigns and supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant according to the guidelines of the State Board of Physical Therapy.
• Advises and consults with the family, inter-intradisciplinary team members, physicians, and other professionals, as appropriate, to ensure optimal patient care.
• Data syncs (transmits) information the same day.
• Maintains and completes all documentation promptly and accurately, including visit assessment, OASIS, 485, and Verbal Orders on the laptop device or in written documentation while in the patient's home and within the agency and regulatory standards.
• Establishes the plan of care in collaboration with the physician, patient, and UM professional in accordance with the physician's orders and patient needs and follows the admission process.
• Evaluates, plans, and treats patients in an effective physical therapy program utilizing diagnostic, muscle, nerve, joint, and functional ability testing within the standards of Physical Therapy Practice. Makes recommendations and orders necessary DME when indicated.