Physical Therapist Northwell Health - 3.7 Danbury, CT Job Details Part-time $41.00 - $76.16 an hour 22 hours ago Qualifications Collaborate with healthcare professionals Patient and family consultation Direct patient care Care plan evaluation Physical Therapy Functional assessments for physical therapy In-home healthcare experience Rehabilitation devices Mid-level Initial patient assessment Adaptive equipment application One-on-one patient counseling Quality assurance Bachelor's degree Team management Care coordination meetings experience Quality improvement Motor function examinations Client referral services Therapeutic exercise techniques Discharge planning Patient family and caregiver education Multidisciplinary team collaboration for treatment planning Patient consultations Patient counseling Care plan implementation Patient referrals Managing patients as a clinical case manager Home health agency experience Physical therapy patient education

Full Job Description Description 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:

1. Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations, rooms, capabilities, mobility status, endurance status, ADL status. 2. Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed. 3. 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. 4. Provides appropriate treatment. Treats patients to relieve pain, develop and restore function and regain optimum level of independence using appropriate equipment and modalities. 5. Records on a visit basis, all evaluation data, treatments and client's response to therapy, provides client's discharge planning. 6. Participates in case management conferences with team members to coordinate physical therapy and total plan of care. 7. 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. 8. . Provides or arranges for equipment required to increase the client's function and independence. 9. Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training. 10. Supervises care provided by the PTA(s) and home healt aides as appropriate. 11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience:

BACHELOR'S LVL DGRE

Other Information:

Required:

Minimum Experience:

one year

Desired:

Experience in qualified home health agency.

Working Conditions:

Manual:

significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational:

Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort:

Physical Environment:

Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Credentials:

PT Company:

Western CT Home Care Inc Org Unit:

609

Department:

Physical Therapy Exempt:

Yes Salary Range:

$41.00 - $76.16 Hourly