Physical Therapist Mt Lebanon area

UPMC; Washington (Washington County); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits

Résumé du poste

UPMC Home Health is seeking a Full-Time Home Health Physical Therapist to support Mt Lebanon and surrounding areas. The role provides in-home patient care, develops and updates plans of care with physicians, and ensures timely documentation.

Ideal candidates are licensed PTs with 1+ year of clinical experience, BLS/CPR, and a valid driver's license. Mileage reimbursement is offered along with a strong benefits package and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Licensed Physical Therapist in good standing.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience.
• BLS/CPR certification and valid driver's license.

Responsabilités

• Establish the plan of care with physician, patient, and family.
• Evaluate and treat patients using PT techniques in home settings.
• Complete visit assessments, documentation, and regulatory forms promptly.
• Supervise PTA according to state guidelines and coordinate care.
• Participate in on-call coverage and maintain clinical competencies.

Connaissances

Patient care

Home health

Clinical evaluation

Documentation

Formation

Licensed Physical Therapist (PT)

Description du poste

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Full-Time Home Health Physical Therapist to join our team! The person in this role will support Mt Lebanon 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 toward 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 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.
• Graduate from a physical therapy curriculum approved by: The American Physical Therapy Association; or The Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association; or The Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association; OR Prior to January 1, 1996: Was admitted to membership by the American Physical Therapy Association; or Was admitted to registration by the American Registry of Physical Therapist; or Has graduated from a physical therapy curriculum in a 4-year college or university approved by a State department of education; OR Has 2 years appropriate experience as a physical therapist and has achieved a satisfactory grade on a proficiency examination conducted, approved, or sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service except that such determinations of proficiency do not apply with respect to persons initially licensed by a State or seeking qualification as a physical therapist after December 31, 1977;ORWas licensed or registered prior to January 1, 1966, and prior to January 1, 1970, had 15 years of full time experience in the treatment of illness or injury through the practice of physical therapy in which services were rendered under the order and direction of attending and referring doctors of medicine or osteopathy; OR If trained outside the United States, was graduated since 1928 from a physical therapy curriculum approved in the country in which there is a member organization of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy; OR Meets the requirements for membership in a member organization of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
• Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience to practice without supervision or less than one (1) year if practicing under supervision, i.e., ALF/PCH.
• May, in the course of their job duties, be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• Automotive Insurance
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Driver's License
• Physical Therapist (PT)
• Act 33
• Act 34
• OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran