What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) position at Eden Health Services?
A Physical Therapist will provide in-home services to our patients.
- 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.
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