Physical Therapist (PT) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility: 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 high-quality home health care for adults in the Santa Cruz area. The role involves assessing patient needs, creating treatment plans, delivering PT interventions, and monitoring progress to improve mobility, reduce pain, and restore function.

Applicants must hold a California PT license, complete an approved PT curriculum, and be capable of adapting plans as patient needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Ability and enthusiasm in working with all ages
• Physical Therapist license and CA registration
• Curriculum approved by national PT bodies
• Bi-lingual skills are a plus

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient care needs in home health.
• Develop and implement treatment plans to reduce pain and restore function.
• Deliver interventions and monitor patient progress.
• Maintain accurate records with discretion and clinical reasoning.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Diverse treatment skills

Communication skills

Contextual therapy understanding

Records accuracy

Clinical reasoning

Plan modification awareness

Bilingual a plus

Education

CA PT license

Approved PT curriculum

Job description

This position is for an Independent Contractor to serve the Santa Cruz Area

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 needsto 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 enhancingthe 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 Therapistcurriculum 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!

We provide our clinicians with resources to be successful and maintain work-life balance:

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