Physical Therapist - PRN - 1st Shift

Caregivers Home Health is looking for a Physical Therapist to join our team of experienced professionals in the Wamego/Manhattan and surrounding areas. We offer competitive wages and mileage reimbursement. If you are interested in working for a family-oriented company, please apply to join our team!

Job Summary:

Evaluates, plans and administers comprehensive physical therapy modalities/regimens to patients in their place of residence for the purpose of developing and restoring function through rehabilitative physical therapy as prescribed by a physician.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments
• Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home physical therapy services
• Ensures that changes in patient's clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and Agency office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner
• Ensures that physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and Agency staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician, patient and family/caregivers, other healthcare team members and Agency staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes
• Educates patients, their families/caregivers and other staff as appropriate, in appropriate physical therapy modalities
• Delivers physical therapy modalities appropriate to the patient's clinical status and needs, and in accordance with the standard of care for patient's age
• Provides, modifies or discontinues physical therapy modalities based upon an ongoing assessment/reassessment of the patient's clinical status and in accordance with physician orders
• Assesses the patient for the need for durable medical equipment as well as other adaptive equipment needs
• Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient's clinical status, needs and age
• Synthesizes data from the physical examination and analyzes data to make clinical judgments regarding patient management
• Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient's pain
• Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities that include, but are not limited to, physical therapy modalities
• Educates the patient and/or caregiver in effective pain management modalities
• Provides physical therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
  Identifies risk of injuries or threats to life and health in the patient's environment, i.e., environmental/safety/mobility risks and implements appropriate interventions to reduce those risks
• Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of physical therapy
• Performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with Agency policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards
• Participates in the organization's information management program.
  Complies with the Agency's policies
• Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations and standards
• Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with Agency policy and applicable regulations
• Submits verification of completed visits in accordance with Agency policy
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences in accordance with Agency policy
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes

• Current valid state Physical Therapy license
• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum/school
• For Medicare certified agencies, Graduate of a physical therapy curriculum approved by:
  • The American Physical Therapy Association, or
  • The Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association, or
  • The Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American Physical Therapy Association; or,
• Prior to January 1, 1966:
  • Was admitted to membership by the American Physical Therapy Association, or,
  • Was admitted to registration by the American Registry of Physical Therapists, or,
  • Has graduated from a physical therapy curriculum in a four (4) year college or university approved by a State department of education; or
• Two (2) years of appropriate work experience as a Physical Therapist, and has achieved a satisfactory grade on a proficiency examination conducted, approved, or sponsored by the US Public Health Service except for those individuals initially licensed by a state or seeking qualification as a physical therapist after
  December 31, 1977; or
• Was licensed or registered prior to January 1, 1966, and prior to January 1, 1970 had 15 years of full-time physical therapy practice experience under the order and direction of attending or referring doctors of medicine or osteopathy; or,
• If trained outside the United States:
  • Was graduated since 1928 from a physical therapy curriculum approved by the country in which the program/school was located and in which there is a member organization of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
  • Meets the requirements for membership in a member organization of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
• Two (2) years of work experience
• Prior home health experience preferred
• Valid state driver's license and reliable automobile
• Proof of current automobile insurance
• Current health certificate/physical examination and TB testing
• Current BCLS certification
• Criminal background check
• Current liability insurance
• Current CPR card

• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Additional languages preferred

• Understands regulations/standards applicable to home healthcare
• Knowledge of general physical therapy modalities and scope of physical therapy practice within the state
• Flexible, yet organized, with ability to exercise sound judgment

• For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description