Home Health Physical Therapist
On-siteSummerfield, 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, adjust schedules to enhance agency performance, and demonstrate daily commitment to agency values and mission. Maintain positive interpersonal relations with patients, families, co-workers, and physicians while promoting customer satisfaction. Requires licensure in North Carolina or South Carolina, minimum one year experience, and ability to lift over 50lbs and transfer patients over 100lbs. A valid North Carolina driver's license and operational vehicle are mandatory. Serve adolescents, adults, geriatrics, and pediatrics across a 40-hour variable Monday-Friday schedule, with weekends and holidays as needed.
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
- Exposure to congestion
- Exposure to communicable disease
- Exposure to blood borne pathogens
- Exposure to patient assault
- Exposure to injury resulting from improper body mechanics
- Exposure to uncooperative patients, families, and community hazards
- 40 hour work weeks
- Variable Monday-Friday schedule
- Weekends as needed
- Holidays as needed
- Valid North Carolina driver's license
- Operational vehicle
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