Senior Living PT: Geriatric Rehab & Home Care

Optum; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Recognition programs

401k contribution

Job summary

LHC Group, part of the Optum family, invites you to join as a Senior Living Physical Therapist in a home health setting. You will deliver age-appropriate physical therapy services to adult to geriatric patients, conduct assessments, provide direct treatment, supervise support staff, and develop home exercise programs in accordance with department standards.

You will participate in team conferences, select adaptive equipment, and document care.

Qualifications

• Current Physical Therapy licensure in state of practice.
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• Preferred CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the patient to determine rehab potential, identifies needs, establishes an individualized treatment plan of care, and sets goals to be used in the team plan of care.
• Sets initial STG's and LTG's.
• Utilizes equipment in a proper and safe manner, maintains equipment inspection, maintenance and cleaning logs, reports broken or faulty equipment.
• Maintains equipment logs for required equipment in the outpatient clinic.
• Follows medical regimen developed for the patient. Is aware of and adheres to precautions (THR, TKR, Cardiac, Wound, etc.).
• Utilizes the following safe treatment techniques: transfers, positioning, feeding, splinting, paraffin bath, cryotherapy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, etc.
• Completes D/C summary on each patient on their final visit to outpatient PT.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client.

Job description

LHC Group, part of the Optum family, invites you to join as a Senior Living Physical Therapist in a home health setting. You will deliver age-appropriate physical therapy services to adult to geriatric patients, conduct assessments, provide direct treatment, supervise support staff, and develop home exercise programs in accordance with department standards.

You will participate in team conferences, select adaptive equipment, and document care.