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Summary: Provides services that identify, prevent, remediate and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain. Evaluates and analyzes patients and therapeutic application, physical and chemical agents, exercise, instruction to patient/family and other procedures. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.
Responsibilities
Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations, rooms, capabilities, mobility status, endurance status, ADL status.
Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed.
Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care. Communicates with the physician(s) involved in the plan of care and other health care providers as appropriate.
Provides appropriate treatment. Treats patients to relieve pain, develop and restore function and regain optimum level of independence using appropriate equipment and modalities.
Records on a visit basis, all evaluation data, treatments and client's response to therapy, provides client's discharge planning.
Participates in case management conferences with team members to coordinate physical therapy and total plan of care.
Provides counseling and education to patients, family and other health care personnel in the patient’s treatment regimen, and documents to whom this instruction has been given.
Provides or arranges for equipment required to increase the client's function and independence.
Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training.
Supervises care provided by the PTA(s) and home health aides as appropriate.
Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education: Bachelor's LVL DGRE
Required Minimum Experience: one year
Desired: Experience in qualified home health agency.
Working Conditions Manual: significant manual skills/motor coordination and finger dexterity
Occupational: Significant occupational risk
Physical Effort Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Credentials: PT
Salary Range: $40.43 - $75.10 Hourly
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Other
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Physical Therapist- 30K Sign On
role at
Nuvance Health
Summary: Provides services that identify, prevent, remediate and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain. Evaluates and analyzes patients and therapeutic application, physical and chemical agents, exercise, instruction to patient/family and other procedures. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.
Responsibilities
Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations, rooms, capabilities, mobility status, endurance status, ADL status.
Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed.
Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care. Communicates with the physician(s) involved in the plan of care and other health care providers as appropriate.
Provides appropriate treatment. Treats patients to relieve pain, develop and restore function and regain optimum level of independence using appropriate equipment and modalities.
Records on a visit basis, all evaluation data, treatments and client's response to therapy, provides client's discharge planning.
Participates in case management conferences with team members to coordinate physical therapy and total plan of care.
Provides counseling and education to patients, family and other health care personnel in the patient’s treatment regimen, and documents to whom this instruction has been given.
Provides or arranges for equipment required to increase the client's function and independence.
Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training.
Supervises care provided by the PTA(s) and home health aides as appropriate.
Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education: Bachelor's LVL DGRE
Required Minimum Experience: one year
Desired: Experience in qualified home health agency.
Working Conditions Manual: significant manual skills/motor coordination and finger dexterity
Occupational: Significant occupational risk
Physical Effort Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Credentials: PT
Salary Range: $40.43 - $75.10 Hourly
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Other
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Nuvance Health by 2x
Get notified about new Physical Therapist jobs in Danbury, CT.
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