Physical Therapist Home Health Allison Park

UPMC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Home Health is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist to provide in-home patient care in the Allison Park, Etna, and Glenshaw areas. The role includes developing treatment plans, supervising assistants, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure optimal care. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that supports your physical, financial, and emotional well-being, including mileage reimbursement and tuition assistance.

Benefits

Robust benefits package including tuition reimbursement

Mileage reimbursement at federal rate

Qualifications

• Requires a Doctoral or Master's degree in Physical Therapy.
• Must have effective communication skills and the ability to establish rapport with patients.
• Experience with documentation and treatment plans is essential.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains a treatment plan for patients in-home.
• Supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant and consults with interdisciplinary team members.
• Evaluates and treats patients using standards of Physical Therapy practice.

Skills

Patient care

Supervisory skills

Communication

Time management

Education

Doctoral or Master's degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

UPMC Home Health is hiring a full-time home care Physical Therapist to join our team! The person in this role would support the Allison Park, Etna, Glenshaw, and surrounding areas.

Why choose UPMC Home Healthcare

• Establish rapport with patients and their families as you guide their treatment plan in-home.
• Care for your total well-being with UPMC’s robust benefits package – physically, financially, and emotionally – including tuition reimbursement
• Receive mileage reimbursement (at the federal rate).

Responsibilities:

• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that 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. Performs by system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• 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 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 by 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.