Physical Therapist Home Care-; Middlesex​/Somerset​/Union Counties

Physical Therapist Home Care – FT (Middlesex/Somerset/Union Counties)

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• Provide professional rehabilitation therapy to patients in their home through evaluation, development, and implementation of individual goal‑oriented therapy programs in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Complete patient evaluation within the specified time frame and ensure it contains data that reflects a complete, holistic assessment of the client's condition.
• Develop an individualized treatment program based on evaluation findings focusing on time‑oriented, functional and measurable short and long‑term goals.
• Prepare appropriate system documentation such as progress notes, reassessments and discharge summaries according to policy and procedures. Ensure documentation reflects skilled care and monitors the patient’s status and progress toward goal achievement.
• Submit documentation in a timely manner and support the need for continued skilled care in the home.
• Follow the frequency and duration on the physician's plan of care for the client.
• Act as liaison among physician, MCP and other members of the health‑care team to ensure effective coordination, appropriate resource referral, and utilization of home health aide services.
• Act as a supervising therapist to the Physician Therapy Assistant (PTA). Assess the PTA's ability to perform interventions as directed on an ongoing basis. Ensure co-signatures are performed within regulatory time frames.
• Educate the patient and/or caregiver in a written home program. Submit a copy of the program to the medical record according to policy.
• Provide comprehensive education to patients and/or caregivers based upon identified needs in a manner that they can understand.
• Develop rapport and mutual respect with the patient to foster an optimum environment for goal achievement. Implement the treatment plan utilizing correct and appropriate clinical skills and techniques. Independently meet productivity requirements consistently.
• Participate in discharge planning throughout the patient's course of care. Address problem areas appropriately.
• Complete scheduling requirements timely and accurately by updating and submitting new and changed schedules through appropriate system applications.
• Respond to voicemail and messages in a timely manner.
• Document case communication with other members of the health‑care team as appropriate throughout the patient's course of care using secure messaging through appropriate application.
• Ensure the discharge summary indicates the patient's current status, outcomes achieved and recommendations for further services or interventions.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.
• Adopt HMH's organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs, push and pull a minimum of 50 lbs and stand for a minimum of 8 hours per day.

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy (PT).
• Minimum of six (6) months PT experience.
• PC experience/skills.

• Doctorate.

• Physical Therapist license.
• AHA Basic Healthcare Life Support HCP certification.

Entry level

Part‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

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