Physical Therapist

Moorings Park is looking for a Physical Therapist to work in Home Health (Certified). The Physical Therapist is responsible for ensuring the safe, quality delivery of home health physical therapy services for the Collier & Southern Lee counties. The Physical Therapist will perform skilled therapy visits and coordinate care under the Plan of Care.

$5,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS

• Performs physical therapy assessment including evaluating the patient’s needs, including medical, psychosocial, and environmental needs. When no skilled nursing is necessary, performs initial client assessment, obtains necessary authorizations, consents, and intake data.
• Develops and implements, with physician, patient and the Clinical Manager, an individualized Plan of Care based on the patient’s physical, medical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, and makes appropriate revision as the patient’s condition changes.
• Establishes appropriate, realistic, and measurable goals in conjunction with the patients’/caregiver’s expectations, and then evaluates and document progress toward these goals.
• Supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant through:
• Instruction on the initial care plan as established by the Physical Therapist.
• Performing on-site visits and thorough review of documentation and communication,
• Providing timely documentation of supervision of the Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant services.
• Supervises the Home Health Aide as appropriate:
• Prepares the Home Health Aide assignment sheet/written instructions indicating care and tasks to be performed.
• Communicates regularly with the Home Health Aide
• Performs and documents the Home Health Aide supervisory visits no less than every 14 days to:
• Evaluate effectiveness of the Home Health Aide care provided.
• Rapport with patient/family
• Infection control procedures
• Following Home Health Aide assignment sheet
liRevises the Home Health assignment sheet/written instructions as necessary.
• Instructs and supervises the Home Health Aide in new non-skilled tasks and procedures and documents such training.
• Completes a comprehensive OASIS Recertification/Follow-up Assessment along with other recertification documentation if Nursing is not in on the case.
• Completes a comprehensive OASIS Resumption of Care Assessment along with other resumption documentation, as appropriate, if nursing is not in on the case.
• Completes a comprehensive OASIS Discharge Assessment if physical therapy is the last skilled discipline providing service.
• The skilled services the Physical Therapist will provide may include:
• Treating with active and passive exercises, muscle re-education, gait, and functional training.
• Administering therapy modalities as prescribed by physician. Monitor plan for effectiveness.
• Arranging for more continued Physical Therapy services, when indicated, with a Physical Therapy out-patient facility.
• Observing and reporting patient’s progress or lack of progress to the physician.
• Communication with interdisciplinary team regularly to coordinate care.
• Education to the patient and/or family regarding therapy program and safety.
• Fiting, evaluating and adjusting adaptive devices.
• Prepare patient/family for discharge.
• Documenting, accurately and timely, the patient’s treatment, care, evaluation, and progress, and communications with other staff members.
• Participating in in-services QAPI and patient care conferences.
• Attending in-services and assumes responsibility for continuing education and maintaining current knowledge.
• Obtains initial and interim physician's orders and reports on progress and changes in client condition to physician, Director of Clinical Services.
• Reviews and revises the skilled therapy care plan as needed.
• Makes accurate and timely observations regarding the client’s care and health status.
• Assures that accurate transcription and implementation of physician's orders have been recorded.
• Participates in and contributes to continuing education in-services and attends CEU’s according to State guidelines for licensure.
• Attends and participates in weekly case conference meetings.
• Attends and participates in In-service programs.
• Provides leadership and direction to ancillary personnel.
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