Physical Therapist

Job Description

Alpine Care Home Health is dedicated to providing expert, compassionate care in the home setting. Our team of skilled clinicians help individuals remain safe and independent in their homes, with personalized care that respects the individuals’ goals, values, and overall well-being. Our team brings deep expertise in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care, and complex care management, and more. We offer customized tools and hands-on support to improve mobility, accelerate recovery, and encourage lasting self-reliance. We take pride in offering personalized, evidence-based care. We work closely with primary care providers, families, and specialists to create care plans that are proactive, holistic, and aligned with each patient’s priorities. Through access to a full range of physical and mental health services, we aim to support patient independence and long-term stability.

We’re building a purpose-driven team passionate about making a difference. If you’re excited to shape the future of home-based care, here’s what the role involves.

Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist provides physical therapy services; communicates the patient’s progress with other disciplines and directs, supervises and instructs non-professional home health aide staff in the provision of personal care to the patient. As a Physical Therapist you will :

• Under the physician’s order, admits patients eligible for home care services within 24-48 hours
• Assess and evaluates patient needs / problems, identifies mutually agreed upon goals with patients
• Reports patient status and need for other disciplines to agency Clinical Supervisor and referring physician
• Reports to assigned follow-up Clinician as indicated
• Develops patient care plan that specifically addresses identified patient problems and goals
• Updates care plans on an ongoing basis; revises and resolves patient problems and goals as changes occur and / or at recertification
• Completes admission paperwork to include checklist and submits to Clinical Supervisor per agency policy
• Provides physical therapist services including assessment, evaluation, procedures, teaching and training activities as outlined in the patient Plan of Care
• Provides Physical therapist visits according to visit schedule and notifies agency of need to alter schedule in any way
• Reports significant findings to patient’s physician and Clinical Supervisor as they occur
• Re-assess patient for effectiveness related to goals, continuing or discontinuing service, changes to goals or care plan update, objective evidence or statement of expectation of continued progress toward goals every 30 days
• Submits completed physical therapist visit notes; communication notes and home health aide supervisory notes per agency policy on designated days as requested by Clinical Supervisor
• Submits change orders per agency policy
• May supervise the home health aide in lieu of a registered nurse if no nursing services are currently being provided
• Supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant(s) as applicable and adheres to all rules, regulations, code of ethics, guidelines, and codes in federal, state, and local laws which are concerned with the practice of physical therapy
• Performs all OASIS time point assessments per Medicare Criteria and per agency policy and procedure
• Maintains open lines of communications to all members of the continuum of care team
• Acts as a preceptor in the orientation of new physical therapy staff as requested
• Attends staff meetings, team conferences and educational in-services per agency requirements

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