Physical Therapist Home Health

Job Summary: Provides physical therapy evaluation, management, and treatment services to patients referred by physician departments.

• Evaluates patients, families and home environment on admission to home health and subsequent home visits.
• Determines if home environment is safe and appropriate for provision of home health services.
• Assesses patients physical, functional and psychosocial status.
• Establishes reasonable/measurable goals.
• Develops and/or revises an appropriate plan of care.
• Communicates and coordinates plan of care with physician, patient, caregivers, and other health care providers.
• Determines whether other services such as nursing, OT, SLP, HCA or MSW are indicated.
• Establishes discharge planning in conjunction with the care planning process.
• Provides physical therapy services as prescribed by patients physician.
• Evaluates patient response to interventions.
• Recognizes and interprets significant physiological and behavioral changes in patients condition.
• Modifies/updates/changes plan of care when indicated by patients condition and/or physicians orders.
• Determines, in conjunction with physician, when patient care needs to be shifted to another setting and/or patient denial of home health, if warranted.
• Provides case management.
• Coordinates all necessary services to be provided to patients.
• Documents according to Home Health standards, Federal and State regulations.
• Maintains medication profile (as case manager).
• Documents communication in care planning/coordination.
• Completes daily visit log.
• Supervises care provided by Home Care Aide (HCA) and Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA).
• Reevaluates patient per Home Health standards; performs and documents supervisory visits.
• Understands and applies infection control procedures.
• Maintains clean and safe environment for patient care supplies and/or equipment.
• Identifies and presents improvement opportunities to the organization and implements the Quality Improvement process (es).
• Assists with development and implementation of departments work plan.
• Prepares weekly schedule of patient visits.
• Follows all applicable laws, rules and recommendations for safe driving while on duty.

• Minimum two (2) years of physical therapy experience.
• Bachelors degree in physical therapy.
• Physical Therapist License (Hawaii) required at hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association.

• Medical, Vision & Dental
• Compensation
• Retirement Plans
• Professional Development
• Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave
• Health & Wellness Programs
• Work-Life Balance

Care at Home clinicians make a profound difference for our members — right where and when they need it most.