Home Health Physical Therapist
On-siteLewisville, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Assess, interpret, plan, implement, and evaluate patients with appropriate skill based on age and diagnosis, admitting patients when physical therapy is a primary skilled need. Assist with program development and discipline-specific operations while communicating and documenting information in accordance with agency policies and guidelines. Organize work effectively, maintain schedules to enhance agency performance, and demonstrate daily commitment to agency values and mission. Prioritize duties, apply clinical principles to develop treatment programs, and maintain positive interpersonal relations with patients, families, and co-workers. Requires significant locomotion, lifting over 50lbs, and transferring patients over 100lbs. Serves adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics with a 40-hour variable Monday-Friday schedule, including weekends and holidays as needed. Valid North Carolina driver's license and operational vehicle required.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of Physical Therapy program from an accredited university
- Licensure in the state in which providing therapy (NC/SC)
- CPR certification
- Minimum 1 year
- Knowledge of home health and physical therapy procedures
- Ability to manipulate patient care and evaluation equipment, including modalities and assistive devices
- Ability to properly transfer and guard patients
- Ability to apply other manual therapy techniques
- Ability to deal with the public, co-workers, patients, families, and physicians in a professional and positive manner
- Ability to apply physical therapy clinical principles
- Ability to use professional reasoning to develop appropriate treatment programs
- Ability to prioritize duties
- Ability to learn new skills and techniques in patient care
- Ability to learn and use computer technology and supportive services
- Ability to see and communicate clearly
- Significant locomotion
- Frequent lifting greater than 50lbs
- Transferring patients greater than 100lbs
- Repeated reaching in front of the body
- Bending and stooping
- Pushing and pulling
- Occasionally reaching overhead
- Stair climbing
- Sitting and fine motor manipulation
- Valid North Carolina driver's license
- Operational vehicle
- 40 hour work weeks
- Variable Monday-Friday
- Weekends and holidays as needed
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