Home Health Field Physical Therapist (PT)
Core
Entry-level field physical therapist providing hands-on therapeutic interventions, patient evaluations, and care plan implementation in home settings.
Role type
Entry-level IC physical therapist (home health)
Builds
Home health patient care services
Domain
Home health / Physical therapy
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work
Required skills
Gait training, balance re-education, transfer training, manual therapy, pain management, assistive device management, patient evaluation, care plan implementation, interdisciplinary coordination, electronic documentation, patient education
Preferred skills
Home health experience, high acuity patient treatment, case management principles
Technologies
Mobile healthcare tools, electronic documentation systems
Responsibilities
Conduct detailed patient evaluations and assessments in the home environment, implement individualized plans of care under supervision, educate patients and caregivers on functional mobility and safety, participate in interdisciplinary case conferences, maintain active participation in professional development, perform on-call or weekend coverage rotation
Seniority
Entry-level, supervised IC
