Physical Therapist in Ottawa La Salle PRN and Fulltime Positions

Safe Life Home Health Care, LLC; Ottawa (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Safe Life Home Health Care, LLC is seeking a Physical Therapist to provide PT services in the Ottawa area and surrounding La Salle County, IL. The role involves evaluating patients, developing and updating plans of care, and supervising PT assistants as part of a coordinated home-health team.

The candidate must be licensed in Illinois, have at least one year of home health experience, own a car with insurance, and hold current CPR/TB certifications.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist in Illinois.
• At least 1 year of home health care clinical experience.
• Car with valid insurance coverage.
• TB test and CPR certification current.
• Able to travel to patients' residences.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians in evaluating patients’ function, establish treatment goals.
• Perform initial evaluations within 48 hours of referral and re-evaluations every 30 days.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes; update care plans with physician as needed.
• Instruct patients and families in home therapy programs and safe equipment use.
• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistant and maintain quality care.

Skills

Home health care

Travel to patient homes

CPR certification

Reading medical instructions

Clinical documentation

Job description

Job Title

Physical Therapist

Location Ottawa and Surrounding area in La Salle County, IL

Type Contract, Part-time, PRN, Full-time

About us

Safe Life Home Health Care, LLC was founded in 2010. We are professional, customer-centric, fast-paced home health agency. We have grown to be more than 100 caring professionals strong and one of Chicago's cornerstones in community-based healthcare. Patients and families can have peace of mind knowing that we maintain state licensure, CHAP accreditation, and Medicare certification. Doctors and discharge planners also prefer Safe Life for easy, well-managed referrals; fast response to referrals; and consistently competent medical care.

A deep and diverse breadth of skills and experience bolster Safe Life's quality of care. Our large team of clinicians encompasses more specialties and disciplines such as wound-care certification, lymphedema management, other therapy specialties, and medical social work. Our coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to your healthcare enables us to send a team of professionals delivering the optimal experience and training for each patient's condition and presentation. Currently covering 13 counties in Illinois: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will, McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Boone, Grundy, LaSalle, Lee & Ogle.

Position Overview

Provides Physical Therapy services to patients as directed by plan of care in line with the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the agency. Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants and maintains responsibility for the implementation of follow through of PT procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assists the physician in evaluating patients’ level of function, establishing treatment plan and goals.
• Performs initial evaluations within 48 hours of referral and re-evaluations every 30 days, as appropriate coordinating plan of care with the physician as needed.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes and required summaries, as appropriate.
• Revises plan of treatment and contacts the physician for change in plan of care.
• Advises and consults with patient’s family and other health care staff.
• Coordinates care with agency DON and other staff as appropriate.
• Observes, records, and reports any changes in the patient’s condition and updates the agency on changes in the patient’s status or schedule changes.
• Supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant.
• Instructs patient and/or family in the use of equipment safe patient management and home therapy programs as needed.
• Communicates effectively with patients, care givers, and families as well as agency staff.
• Provides quality and appropriate care and reports issues or concerns to the DON/Administrator.
• Assures that all tasks are performed in a timely manner.
• Checks in on Physical Therapy Assistants every 4-6 patient visits.

Qualification

• Must be a licensed Physical Therapist by the state of Illinois.
• Must have at least one-year Home Health Care clinical experience.
• Car with required proof of insurance coverage.
• Maintains annual TB test, CPR certification and other required.
• Able to read and interpret instructions related to patient care.
• Able to effectively perform and prioritize multiple functions or task as needed.
• Must be able to travel to prospective patient’s place of residence.

Advantages

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

License / Certification

• Physical Therapy License (Required)
• CPR Certification (Required)