Full Time | Physical Therapist | Home Health

Full Time Physical Therapist Home Health

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT)

in Kane County, Illinois

Discover a new lane in therapy where treatments are personal and outcomes are optimal. As a Home Health PT, you’ll help patients regain their strength, manage their pain, and reach their goals in a home setting where therapy is customized to their daily lives.

As the nation’s first home care company, Interim HealthCare® understands the value of home-based care to individuals struggling with strength and mobility.

As a Home Health PT, you can be the person who shows up and helps turn things around. If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding new career path, you are made for this!

Why Interim Healthcare?

• We are a franchise 500 company
• Ranked #1 in the Home Health category for 2022
• Over 50 years of experience in our signature standard of care, HomeLife Enrichment

Our Home Health Physical Therapists enjoy some excellent benefits :

• 1 : 1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Flexible / Self Scheduling, autonomy, and work-life balance
• Online training, growth, and ability to earn CEUs
• Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
• PTO, Holiday Pay, Medical / Dental / Vision & 401(k) Benefits, and much more!

As a Home Health Physical Therapist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do :

• Provide home-based physical therapy to patients who have lost mobility, strength, and functionality due to an illness or injury.
• Work as part of a home health team, including an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, OT and SLP, focused on the patient’s plan of care and goals.
• Observe movements, conduct assessments, document progress, and modify care plan as needed.
• Assist patient with exercises and hands-on therapy to manage pain and increase mobility.
• Educate patients on their plan of care, established goals, exercises, and self-care.
• Coach family on the plan of care, therapy goals, and safely assisting with exercises.

A few must-haves for Home Health Physical Therapists :

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Program and active PT license in Illinois
• Minimum of 1 year of physical therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
• CPR certification
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
• Good clinical judgment, strong interpersonal skills, dexterity and compassion

ADA Specifications :

• Able to constantly travel within geographic areas serviced by office from assignment to assignment.
• Work is normally performed in a residence, aggregate living facility, school or occupational setting.
• Heavy physical activity may require lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling over 50 lbs., and physically stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, standing, sitting, walking, reaching, and climbing stairs.

At Interim Healthcare, our people's health and safety is our top priority.

We require COVID-19 vaccination, or individuals with medical or religious beliefs or practices that prevent them from getting it may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.

Please note if approved for an exemption, we require weekly testing. (Please contact Human Resources for details regarding the Medical and Religious exemption procedure).

Interim Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.