Physical Therapist- Uniontown area

UPMC; Uniontown (Fayette County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is hiring a Full-Time Physical Therapist for the Uniontown area in Pennsylvania. This role involves providing age-sensitive professional physical therapy care in patients' homes, including evaluations and ongoing treatment to maximize functional abilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong collaboration skills to work with interdisciplinary teams and ensure optimal patient care. Responsibilities include compliance training, documentation, and participating in on-call coverage. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in home healthcare.

Qualifications

• Provide professional physical therapy care in the home setting.
• Evaluate and treat patients to maximize functional abilities.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Attend compliance training and adhere to organization's standards.
• Participate in on-call coverage rotation for the agency.
• Maintain all documentation accurately and promptly.

Job description

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Full-Time Physical Therapist for the Uniontown area.

Provide age-sensitive professional physical therapy care in the home setting, including admission visits, evaluation, instruction, and treatment to patients to maximize functional abilities and ensure optimal care.

Responsibilities

• Standard Responsibilities Performs by system-wide competencies/behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned. *Indicates a non-essential job responsibility.
• Attends compliance training and adheres to the organization's standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Focuses on customer service and continually strives to perform the duties of their job in a manner that will result in optimal satisfaction.
• Identifies, develops, and participates in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance our services.
• Performs duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of UPMC Home Healthcare towards 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.
• 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.