Home Health: Physical Therapist - Millennium Home Care - Cape Coral, FL

How Will You Make An Impact

Make a Difference in Home Health

Are you a passionate and skilled Physical Therapist seeking a fulfilling career?

Millennium Home Care, a leading provider of in-home healthcare services, is looking for a dedicated full-time Physical Therapist to join our team.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Provides initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments.
• Establishes a treatment plan in consultation with the physician and revises it with the approval of the physician as necessary.
• Aids in developing and implementing the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to Physical Therapy.
• Applies diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests.
• Treats clients to relieve pain, to develop or restore function, and, to maintain maximum performance using physical means such as exercise, massage, heat, water, light and electricity.
• Consults and familiarizes staff regarding the established plan.
• Educates, supervises, and counsels the family and client in the physical therapy program.
• Instructs client in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes and prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Arranges for out-patient service for procedures that cannot be given at home.
• Records all evaluation data, treatments and the client's response to therapy intervention on a timely basis.
• Also records quality assurance data.
• Prepares an assessment of the client's condition, periodic evaluations and summaries.
• Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants and paraprofessionals at least once monthly.
• Communicates with the physician at least every 30 days or whenever changes occur regarding the client’s status and obtains additional orders, if necessary.
• Communicates with other team members (including home health aides) and, when appropriate, instructs them in certain phases of physical therapy that they may use while working with the client.
• Enters clinical notes within required hours of scheduled visit (24 hrs. for non-Oasis visits / 48 hrs. for Oasis visits) and progress notes and other clinical record forms outlining the services rendered.
• Participates in case conferences, physical therapy staff meetings, agency activities and in-service programs as necessary.
• Supervises the home health aide every two weeks when physical therapy is the only professional discipline involved in the client's care.
• Participates with staff, clients, and physicians in discharge planning activities and completes a Physical Therapy Discharge Summary.
• Is knowledgeable of the Agency’s organization, functions, and services.
• Complies with Agency dress code policy.
• Maintains efficient flow of Agency work by reporting to work at assigned or scheduled times; follows procedures for notification of absence or time off requests.
• Maintains current TB testing (refer to Health Screening Policy).