Physical Therapist (Fee For Service)

Metropolitan Jewish Health System, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Jewish Health System, Inc. is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist to deliver direct home-care services.

You will assess patients, administer therapy, and coordinate care plans with Rehab management while ensuring timely documentation and compliance with procedures. The role requires a BS in Physical Therapy, NYS PT license, at least one year of PT experience (home care preferred), and reliable transportation to cover assigned areas.

Qualifications

• BS in Physical Therapy from an accredited program.
• Registered and licensed as a PT in New York.
• At least 1 year of PT experience; home care preferred.
• Must have reliable transportation to cover assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct physical therapy to home care patients.
• Assess patient conditions and develop care plans.
• Coordinate plan of care with Rehab management.
• Document findings and patient responses timely.
• Adhere to agency, state and federal rules and procedures.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Care coordination

Education

BS in Physical Therapy

Licensed PT in NYS

Job description

Fee-For-Service Rate: $82 per visit

Orientation daily rate: $250 per day

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees.

MJHS Home Care provides advanced clinical services and emotional support to patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. With a comprehensive range of services supported by an integrated health system, patients can recover in the familiar surroundings of their home.

Someone with your depth of compassion, clinical insight and strong decision-making capabilities is the ideal person to map out and oversee the process of a patient’s recovery from illness, injury or surgery at home. You will provide a full range of advanced clinical home care services, including patient assessment, medication management and patient/family education.

In this role, you will be sponsible for direct patient care, providing physical therapy treatment to home care patients. You will be responsible for coordinating plan of care with Rehab management and submitting appropriate paperwork on timely basis and abiding by all agency, state and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Conducts Start of Care (SOC,) initial and routine home visit assessments and evaluations of patient’s therapy and healthcare needs and establishes an inclusive care plan
• Effectively case manages the care and services for assigned patients resulting in positive clinical outcomes
• Accurately and objectively documents comprehensive clinical findings and patient response to treatment
• Demonstrates expert knowledge unique to the practice of physical therapy

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapyfrom an accredited institute of learning
• Registered and Licensed as a PT in NYS
• Must have a minimum of one year experience as a Physical Therapist in a health care setting; Home Care experience highly preferred
• Must be able to provide own transportation in order to make visits in assigned area(s); vehicle/drivers license may be required