Physical Therapist (PT) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 70 - 100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility: set own schedule

Independence: be your own boss

Administrative Support

Purpose: helping people

Job summary

FeldCare Connects is seeking a self-motivated Physical Therapist to provide home health services in the Lakeland, FL area. The role focuses on assessing patient care needs to promote movement, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.

Ideal candidates hold a Physical Therapist license, can work with patients of all ages, and possess strong communication skills. A bilingual capability is a plus to serve a diverse patient base in Florida.

Qualifications

• Structure and adapt treatment plans based on patient assessment.
• Communicate effectively with patients and caregivers.
• Provide ongoing patient progress documentation and data tracking.
• Ability to adjust plans as patient needs evolve.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and develop an individualized home health treatment plan.
• Deliver physical therapy interventions to improve movement, reduce pain and restore function.
• Monitor progress and modify plans as needed; maintain accurate records.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Bilingual (plus)

Education

Physical Therapist license

Job description

This position is for an Independent Contractor to serve the Lakeland, FLArea

FeldCare Connects is currently seeking a self-motivated Physical Therapist to deliver premier excellence of care and is enthusiastic about working with adults of all ages.

The Physical Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Physical Therapist determines a treatment plan, executes interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and monitors the patient's progress effectively.

A Physical Therapist for Home Health must have:

• Remarkable knowledge of physical therapy principles, theories, methods in their application in a rehabilitation environment.
• Great skills in providing a variety of treatments.
• Profound ability to communicate effectively both written and oral.
• Exceptional ability to understand the role of therapy in the context of the patients age, needs and environment.
• Exceptional ability to prepare and maintain records with accuracy and discretion.
• Proven sound clinical reasoning in treating and planning, implementation and monitoring patient progress.
• Ability to recognize when patient protocols or treatment plans need modification to meet appropriate patient needs and report to the therapist.

Qualifications:

• Ability and enthusiasm in working with all ages
• Physical Therapistlicense and registration by the state
• Completion of a Physical Therapist curriculum approved by The American Physical Therapy Association, The Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or The Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association
• Bilingual a plus!

Clinician in our network are provided resources to be successful and maintain a work-life balance:

• Flexibility: make your own schedule and work in the area of your preference
• Independence: be your own boss, earn above-average compensation, and write off expenses
• Administrative Support: assigning, communication, scheduling, care coordination, & quality assurance
• Purpose: join a group that shares your passion for helping people