Physical Therapist Home Care - Tuscarawas County

Physical Therapist Home Care - Tuscarawas County

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Physical Therapist on the Home Care team providing coverage over Tuscarawas County, you will utilize various exercises to help patients increase strength, range of motion, endurance and coordination within the comfort of their home. Often, your patients are dealing with pain, so sensitivity is important. Because this position requires close interaction, you have the opportunity to build strong relationships with both patients and their families. Ultimately, your unconditional support and reassurance can drive them to work hard and regain their health, allowing you to make a difference in their lives every day.

This is a PRN position. A caregiver in this role will work 8:00am to 5:00pm but will be limited to work 48 hours in a 6-week period. This would be 4-6 hours per week.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform initial and on-going assessments of patient condition.
• Establish, revise and evaluate plans of care and involve the patient/family according to their capabilities and desires.
• Perform therapy interventions.
• Supervise activities of Physical Therapy Assistants, students and other support personnel.
• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.
• Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of assigned patients.
• Participate as a member of the hospice interdisciplinary team when necessary.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree or certificate
• Graduate of a Physical Therapy Program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association
• State Valid Driver's License (VDL) with proof of $100,000/$300,000 coverage upon hire
• Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist (PT).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• One year of clinical experience as a licensed Physical Therapist in an acute, rehab or skilled nursing setting

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to walk and climb stairs without assistive device and to maintain balance despite sudden load in order to support patient from falling.
• Ability to meet physical demands characterized at the heavy level defined by 1993 Leonard Matheson and Ministry of Labor.
• Ability to lift and reach with arms sufficiently to lift patient's arm and leg during therapeutic treatment program.
• Sensation of touch and manual dexterity to be able to palpate muscle tension or to monitor patient pulse.
• Visual acuity to observe patient's gross and fine motor movements in order to analyze these movements and to read all patient monitors.
• Ability to speak clearly enough to instruct patients and families.
• Ability to hear at a conversational level to understand patient's description of symptoms and response to treatment.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.