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
Individualized plans of care and functional mobility outcomes for patients in their homes
Domain
Home health / Physical therapy
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hands-on therapeutic interventions, patient evaluation and assessment, care plan implementation, patient and caregiver education, interdisciplinary coordination, electronic documentation, time management, clinical judgment
Preferred skills
Home health experience, high acuity patient treatment, case management principles
Technologies
Mobile healthcare tools, electronic documentation systems
Responsibilities
Provide hands-on therapeutic interventions including gait training, balance re-education, and manual therapy; Conduct detailed patient evaluations in the home environment; Implement individualized plans of care under supervision; Educate patients and family/caregivers on functional mobility and safety techniques; Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members (OT, ST, HHA, MSW, RN); Participate in initial evaluations, reassessments, and discharge planning; Maintain active participation in professional development and clinical trainings; Perform on-call or weekend coverage rotation as required.
