Physical Therapist-Home Health

Primary Duties

• Provide, coordinate and oversee skilled intermittent care to patients and include instruction and education of patients and/or caregivers to promote maximal functional status, in the patient’s home.
• Regularly evaluates and re-evaluates patient status.
• Initiates, develops, implements and revises the patient’s plan of care (POC).
• Adds addresses all problems identified in the POC.
• Provides educational information to the patient/family/caregiver concerning knowledge deficits or needs regarding the patient’s condition.
• Communicates with other disciplines involved in the case as warranted.
• Reports signs/symptoms signaling a change in patient condition to the patient’s physician and case manager as needed.
• Reassesses the patient within 48 hours following a change in patient condition or discharge from a 24-hour or longer hospital stay, or as ordered by the physician.

Requirements

• Current PT licensure to practice Physical Therapy in Washington State.
• Recent applicable clinical experience in a medical/ surgical unit, rehab, or home health setting.
• Current Washington State Driver’s license and proof of insurability.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire.
• Reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
• Home Health experience.

Benefits

Choices that care for you and your family At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

• Medical, vision and dental insurance.
• On-demand virtual health care.
• Health Savings Account.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retail plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution).
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Paid Time Off/Vacation.
• Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance.
• Voluntary identity theft protection.
• Voluntary legal insurance.
• Pay in lieu of benefits premium program.
• Free parking.
• Commuter benefits.

Pay

Wage Range: $48.66 - $77.84 per hour

Schedule

This is a driving position and will visit patients in the following assigned territory of South Seattle.