Home Health Physical Therapist
On-siteThomasville, 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 procedures. Organize work effectively to maintain and adjust schedules that enhance agency performance, ensuring customer satisfaction and demonstrating the mission and values of the agency daily. Prioritize duties and apply clinical principles to develop treatment programs for adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics. Requires significant locomotion, frequent lifting greater than 50lbs, and transferring patients greater than 100lbs. A valid North Carolina driver's license and operational vehicle are 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 experience
- 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 and use professional reasoning to develop appropriate treatment programs
- Ability to prioritize duties, learn new skills and techniques in patient care
- Ability to learn and use computer technology and supportive services
- Ability to see and communicate clearly in order to perform basic clinical techniques
- 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 requires reaching overhead, stair climbing, sitting and fine motor manipulation
- Exposure to noise, congestion, communicable disease, exposure to blood borne pathogens, patient assault, and injury resulting from improper body mechanics, uncooperative patients, families, and community hazards
- 40 hour work weeks
- Variable Monday-Friday schedule
- Weekends and holidays as needed
- Valid North Carolina driver's license
- Operational vehicle
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