Home Health Field Physical Therapist (PT)
Core
Provide hands-on therapeutic interventions, patient evaluations, and care plan implementation for patients in their homes.
Role type
Field Physical Therapist (PT)
Builds
Individualized plans of care and functional mobility improvements for home health patients
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 education, interdisciplinary coordination, electronic documentation, case management principles
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 family/caregivers on functional mobility and safety techniques, Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including OT, ST, HHA, MSW, and RN, Participate in initial evaluations, reassessments, and discharge planning, Maintain active participation in professional development and clinical trainings
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC
