Physical Therapist-Home Health

Wage Range: $47.70 - $76.31 per hour

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Who We Are
Evergreen Health is one of largest, most innovative stand-alone Home Health providers in the nation with a local vision, dedicated to serving patients and families in the Pacific Northwest since 1992. From Everett to South Seattle and beyond, our compassionate, skilled providers have the opportunity to provide care in their own community. To learn more and hear from our staff :u00A0

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Our Team
As an interdisciplinary team we work together to enrich the health and wellbeing of every life we touch. Our care teams are composed of the following:

• Nurses (RN & LPN)
• Certified Would Care Specialists
• Psychiatric Nurses
• Physical Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Speech Therapists
• Social Workers
• Certified Nursing Assistants (Home Health Aides)

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Why Join Our Team? As an employee of Evergreen Health we believe in helping our staff by:

• Innovative Technologies.u00A0
  
  Our teams are excited to utilize Epic as a tool that will help to streamline and optimize our clinical, administrative, and revenue cycle workflows.u00A0
• Creating a flexible and customized career by offering flexible schedules
• Offering work/life balanceu
  00A0providing au00A0variety of territories to work/serve. We do our best to keep you in the territory that is the closest to your home or desired community.
• Training:u00A0
  
  Our new staff will feel confident knowing they have learned from experienced preceptors within their area of specialty.
• Providing Professional Developmentu
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  2019s, in addition to career advancement through leadership pathways.
• Low staff to patient ratiosu
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• Commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce:u00A0
  
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• Providing a culture of safety:u00A0
  
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Job Summary:
Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and providing skilled care to patients requiring physical therapy services in the home in conjunction with the patient, family and the interdisciplinary team, as ordered by the physician. The PT will be responsible for clinical outcomes as well as industry benchmarks. u00A0 Primary Duties:

Provide, coordinate and oversee skilled intermittent care to patients and include instruction and education of patients and/or caregivers to promote maximal functional status, in the patientu
2019s home.

Regularly evaluates and re-evaluates patient status.

Initiates, develops, implements and revises the patientu
2019s plan of care (POC).

Addresses all problems identified in the POC.

Provides educational information to the patient/family/caregiver concerning knowledge deficits or needs regarding the patientu
2019s condition.

Communicates with other disciplines involved in the case as warranted.

Reports signs/symptoms signaling a change in patient condition to the patientu
2019s physician and case manager as needed.

Reassesses the patient within 48 hours following a change in patient condition or discharge from a 24-hour or longer hospital stay, or as ordered by the physician.

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License, Certification, Education or Experience: u00A0 REQUIRED for the position:

• Current PT licensure to practice Physical Therapy in Washington State
• This position requires that you obtain an NPI number within 30 days of starting in the position. The NPI process is free, and the application may take several weeks to process. To apply for the NPI, please use this link NPPES (hhs.gov) u00A0
• Recent applicable clinical experience in a medical/ surgical unit, rehab, or home health setting.
• Current Washington State Driveru
  2019s license and proof of insurability
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire Reliable transportation

u00A0 DESIRED for the position:

• Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
• Home Health experience.u00A0

Benefit Information:
Choices that care for you and your family u00A0 At Evergreen Health, we appreciate our employeesu
2019 commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved…