Therapy/Rehabilitation/PT Home Health

MedCadre; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MedCadre is seeking a home health professional to perform skilled visits in the Lakeland area. You will assess, treat, and educate patients across med/surg, cardiac, and ortho populations in patients' homes.

Responsibilities include documentation, equipment management, and coordinating with the care team. A valid driver's license, COVID vaccine/status, and flu shot requirement apply, with 6–8 daily visits expected.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience required.
• Must have valid drivers license and car to make home visits.
• COVID vaccination or exemption form on file.

Responsibilities

• Provide home health visits for med/surg, cardiac, ortho and post-surgical patients.
• Document assessments and care plans using BayCare forms and documentation system.
• Operate and maintain equipment, ensure safety and infection control during visits.
• Educate patients and families on care plans, medications, and safety at home.
• Coordinate with care team; expect 6–8 visits per day; some weekend coverage may be required.

Skills

Assessment

Cardiopulmonary

Documentation

Equipment & Devices

Ortho

Neuro

Home Exercise Program

Medications

Patient Education

Abuse Signs

Safety & Injury Prevention

Billing

Education

BLS

State license

Job description

Shift: Day (5x8 Hours) 8:00 17:00

Description: CLIENT OFFER- Locals accepted at same rate

Required skills:

• Assessment
• Cardiopulmonary/Circulatory
• Documentation
• Equipment and Devices (Gait belt, Rolling Walker, Sit to stand lift, Sliding boards, Soft/Hard collars, Standard Walker, Supplemental Oxygen, Upper extremity prosthetics, Wheelchair Assessment)
• Ortho
• Neuro
• Home Exercise Program
• Medications
• Patient family education
• Signs & Symptoms physical, sexual, psychological abuse
• Safety and injury prevention
• Billing

Certs required:

• BLS
• state licensed

Scrubs:

• Any solid color scrub

Unit Info (share with your traveler):

Patients: med/surg, cardiac, ortho, hips/knees/shoulders, post-surgical, copd, chf, pneumonia, CVA, Falls, weakness, parkinson's, failure to thrive, resp patients, neuro, trachs, trauma, AKA, BKA, ADL'S

Skilled Home Care (Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Commercial ins.) Home skilled visits - 6-8 per day (MINIMUM of 6 points per day at managers discretion may increase by 1 point) 1-2 Weekends per contract Laptop, MiFi for internet access, Portable printers BayCare Forms, BayCare Scheduling, Ace Timesheet documentation system

Other requirements:

• 1 year experience required
• Must have valid drivers license and car to make home visits.
• Must be COVID vaccinated or with exemption form on file.
• Must have flu shot or declination and in both cases mandatory mask wearing at all times while at work.

7251.80215.PT.02