Home Health Physical Therapist-U3-PD

In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, provides independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence. Teaches patient/family and caregivers preventative and rehabilitative procedures. Develops and coordinates the plan of care and provides case management.

• Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.


• Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.


• Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy.


• Implements the plan of care through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.


• Provides advice and education to patient and family.


• Regularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.


• Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.


• In accordance with agency policy, provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.


• Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy.


• Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department.


• Assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.


• Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects.


• Supervises the work of Home Health Aides according to regulation and agency policy.


• Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.

• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in physical therapy.

• Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.

• Physical Therapist License (California)

• Driver's License (in location where applicable)

• Basic Life Support

• National Provider Identifier

• Clinically skilled to detect early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity, mentation.


• Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status.


• Ability to look at patient holistically, not just body part or functional ability.


• Competency to remove staples/sutures in the home.


• Commitment to Service Orientation.


• Effective written and oral communication skills (in English).


• Good interpersonal skills.


• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.


• Clear driving record for the past two (2) years.


• Proof of automobile insurance as required by law.

• Computer literate preferred.


• Experience in an automated clinical information system preferred.

• Weekends on rotation.

PrimaryLocation : California,Downey,Imperial Satelite Administration Offices
HoursPerWeek : 1
Shift : Day
Workdays : Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM
Job Schedule : Per Diem
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B24|AFSCME|United Therapists of So Cal
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Rehab Services
Department : Downey Admin. Offices - Home Health_Int_PT - 0801
Travel : Yes, 75 % of the Time
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