Home Health Physical Therapist PT

Job Description

Job Description

At Valley Regional Home Health, you’re paid for all your time – not just visits. Enjoy predictable income, flexible scheduling, and manageable caseloads in a supportive, clinician- and patient-focused environment. Valley Regional is currently seeking either a full-time or a part-time Physical Therapist who would like to work in an outpatient home health setting. We are flexible with what our candidates are seeking, so if you're interested, please feel free to contact us!

Valley Regional covers a wide range of the Valley’s towns and rural areas, and we offer a flexible territory assignment based on your location. Physical Therapists here at Valley Regional work overtime (if they prefer) and can take on a caseload that best fits their needs and preferences. Typical schedules include a mix of evaluations and follow-up visits. Full-time therapists typically earn $150,000+ annually with paid drive time and documentation time.

Valley Regional’s territories: Fresno, Clovis, Madera, Prather, Auberry, Coarsegold, Sanger, Selma, Kingsburg, Visalia, Hanford, Lemoore, and more! These are all of the territories covered, and the areas are split up between our clinicians. Our dedicated, supportive scheduling team tailors flexible territory assignments based on where you live.

Full-time applicants preferred, but we are willing to work with alternative schedules! Apply today to join a stable, therapist-focused home health team where your schedule is respected and your time is fully compensated.

Why therapists choose Valley Regional Home Health Care:

• Realistic productivity expectations with optional overtime opportunities
• Hourly pay structure allows for wage and scheduling flexibility
• Supportive, home-health-experienced leadership with an open-door policy
• Long-term team stability and a consistent patient census (400+)

Benefits

• Multiple PPO and HMO medical plan options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dental + Vision Coverage
• PTO + Paid Birthday Leave
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Short-Term Disability Insurance Plans
• Life + AD&D Insurance
• Competitive 401K plan w/ Safe Harbor Matching

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities  

• Provides physical therapy services to patients according to a written physician's plan of care. This may include, but will not be limited to: 

• Assessing and evaluating therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status, and participation in the development of the total plan of care. Evaluates home environment. 
• Assesses for muscle strength, mobility, gait, ROM—potential for rehab. 
• Instructing patients and families/caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances. 

• Determining priority needs for physical therapy 
• Reporting to physician patient’s reaction to treatment or changes in condition. 
• May train patients in the use of prosthetic devices. 

• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as necessary. 

• Prepares and submits clinical and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals. 

• Participates in discharge planning for patients. 

• Prepares and submits a clinical progress summary based on the attainment of goals as directed by Organization policy. 

• Provides physical therapy consultation to home families/caregivers when indicated. 

• Provides or participates in in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed. 

• Participates in peer consultation process. 

• Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants according to organization policy and state regulations. 

• When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks. 

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.