Home Health Physical Therapist (PT)

Eden Home Health is hiring a Physical Therapist to provide in-home services to our patients throughout Gardnerville and surrounding area.

Why choose Eden? We're interested in you and want you to succeed. Our business is growing rapidly and we want you to grow with us. We have infinite room for advancement, both personally and professionally. We work hard to match you with patients that best fit YOUR skills and YOUR availability . Work 1 on 1 with your patients and establish a rewarding relationship that you won't get in any other healthcare setting. In addition, Eden Health is a Certified Great Place to Work company, 5 years in a row !

Job Summary :

• Performs ongoing accurate and comprehensive assessments of each patient.
• Accurately completes OASIS data sets.
• Obtains necessary physician orders and collaborates with the physician as the patient's needs dictate.
• Develops and implements a written plan of care for each patient.
• Guarantees that changes in patients' clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members, necessary office staff, and physician(s) as per Agency policy.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and 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.
• Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient's clinical status, needs, and age.
• 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.
• Provides physical therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical / health care errors.
• Participates in case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, patient progress, plans for continued care, new problems, etc.
• In coordination with Interdisciplinary Team, performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with agency policy and applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
• Recommends for needed referrals to other disciplines and / or community resources.
• Provides supervision and mentorship to PT assistants and completes supervisory visits as required.
• Completes accurate and thorough visit notes via Electronic Health Record (EHR) on every patient in a timely fashion.

Education / Experience Requirements :

Graduated after successful completion of a physical therapist education program approved by one of the following :

The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

Graduated after successful completion of a physical therapy curriculum approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE);

Graduated after successful completion of an education program determined to be substantially equivalent to physical therapist entry level education in the United Stated by a credential's evaluation organization approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or identified in 8CFR 212.15€ as it relates to physical therapists.

The American Physical Therapy Association.

Has 2 years of appropriate experience as a physical therapist.

Was admitted to the membership by the American Physical Therapy Association;

Was graduated since 1928 from a physical therapy curriculum approved in the country in which the curriculum was located and in which there is a member organization of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy.

Career Benefits :

Financial Benefits :

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Eden Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pay Range : $94,000 - $129,000 per year