Physical Therapist PT Weekends

AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH; Jefferson City (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys Home Health is seeking a dedicated Physical Therapist to join our home-based care team. You will help patients maintain, restore and improve movement, activity and function, providing interventions and ongoing reexaminations every 30 days, and you will participate in discharge planning to ensure smooth transitions home.

Requirements include a current TN PT license, CAPTE-accredited education, CPR certification, and at least one year of home health experience; if less, regional mentoring

Qualifications

• Current license to practice physical therapy in the assigned state (TN).
• Graduate from CAPTE-accredited PT program.
• One year of related PT experience for home health care.
• If less than one year, mentoring/approval from regional clinical leaders required.

Responsibilities

• Help patients maintain, restore and improve movement, activity and function.
• Provides interventions, conducts reexaminations every 30 days at minimum, discharge planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Movement & function

Discharge planning

Interventions & reexaminations

Education

Licensed PT in TN

CAPTE-accredited program graduate

Job description

Shift

Fulltime Saturday, Sunday and one other day of your choice

Make a difference every day as an Amedisys Physical Therapist

Join Amedisys-one of the largest and most trusted home health and hospice companies in the U.S.-where flexibility, purpose and growth come together to help patients heal where they feel most comfortable, at home.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for helping patients maintain, restore and improve movement, activity and function.
• Provides interventions, conducts reexaminations (every 30 days, at minimum), modifies interventions as necessary, and performs discharge planning.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice physical therapy specific to the state you're assigned to work in.
• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy educational program as set by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
• One year related physical therapy experience for PTs entering home health care to ensure that knowledge and skills are sufficient to safely provide physical therapy services to patients.
• If less than one year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders is required as well as appropriate mentoring and/or participating in a residency program.
• Current CPR certification.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.