Home Health Physical Therapist $65 to $75 per visit

Job Description

Job Description

When you join the growing Jethro Health System team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Positions available in the North Shore and Greater Boston areas

Job Description:

What You’ll Do : 

The physical therapist plans, organizes, collaborates, and directs home care services. The professional therapist builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their homes and communities in accordance with home care regulations and payer guidelines. As a home health physical therapist you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative care to clients, allowing them to receive the medical care required to maintain their independence.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate care for assigned patient caseload, including but not limited to: delegating to and supervising of PTA staff (if applicable), processing patient condition change visits, and completing OASIS time points.   

• Complete and document an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine home care needs.

• Provide a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es) and develop a patient-specific plan of care to establish goals incorporating therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative actions by including the patient and the family in the planning process.

• Initiate the plan of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.  Initiate appropriate preventive and rehabilitative therapy procedures.

• Communicate with the physician regarding patient needs and report any changes in patient condition; obtain/receive physician’s orders as required.

• Practice confidentiality principles set by the agency and federal HIPAA guidelines.   

• Demonstrate proficiency in OASIS completion; complete documentation in accordance with agency timeliness policies.

Requirements:

• Degree from an accredited program in Physical Therapy; DPT preferred. 

• Current valid Massachusetts Physical Therapist license;

• Active American Health Association BLS certification;

• 2+ years of physical therapy experience, at least one of which is in the area of public health or home care;

• OASIS experience is preferred.