Physical Therapist - Home Health
Pride Health is hiring a Home Health Physical Therapist to support their client's home health program in Parkersburg, WV (Wood and Wirt Counties).
About the role
This is a 6-Month Contract (Possibility of extension or conversion) and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive physical therapy evaluations and ongoing reassessments to identify impairments, functional limitations, and safety risks.
- Develop, implement, and adjust individualized care plans to improve mobility, strength, balance, endurance, pain management, and functional independence.
- Deliver skilled interventions including therapeutic exercise, gait training, transfer training, balance activities, stair training, and home safety education.
- Complete accurate and timely documentation (evaluations, visit notes, progress reports, and discharge summaries) using EMR systems.
- Coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary team members, including nurses, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and home health aides.
- Communicate changes in patient condition, safety concerns, or barriers to progress promptly to the care team.
- Participate in case conferences, care coordination activities, and team collaboration.
- Avoid non-compliance with CMS regulations, infection control standards, and agency policies.
- Manage a mobile caseload efficiently while meeting productivity and documentation expectations.
- Adapt quickly to new environments, workflows, and patient populations as a travel clinician.
Required Qualification/Certification
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Active Physical Therapist license in the state of assignment.
- Home Health experience required.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned coverage area.
- Current BLS certification.
- Valid driver’s license.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans).
- Supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity).
- 401(k)-retirement savings.
- Life & disability insurance.
- An employee assistance program.
- Legal support.
- Auto, home insurance.
- Pet insurance.
- Employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Pay and Schedule
- Pay Range: $52.00 -$56.00/Hours (W2).
- Weekly Hour Guarantee: 40 hours.
- On-Call/Weekend Requirement: Yes.
- Mileage Reimbursement: Yes (from first patient to last patient).
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
- Active Physical Therapist license in the state of assignment.
- Home Health experience required.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned coverage area.
- Current BLS certification.
- Valid driver’s license.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
We are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.