PHYSICAL THERAPIST-HOMECARE

Position Summary

Covenant Health HomeCare and Hospice is the area’s largest locally owned home health and hospice provider, with one of the largest rehabilitation departments in East Tennessee. Our HomeCare and Hospice services are part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care including, but not necessarily limited to, the following specific areas of care:
• Initial and ongoing evaluation to determine level of function, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points;
• Problem identification and Plan of Care development;
• Goal setting;
• Care planning in consultation with physician to achieve goals;
• Treatment provision;
• Interim evaluation;
• Revision of care plan as indicated;
• Refers to other disciplines and coordinates services in consultation with care-team members;
• Reports changes in patient condition;
• Evaluates the effectiveness and outcomes of care and plans discharge;
• Evaluates the effectiveness and outcomes of care and plans discharge;
• Responsible for documentation including, but not necessarily limited to, the following specific requirements:
• Timely recording of all evaluation data, treatments, and client's response to therapy interventions;
• Recording outcome of conferences, and,
• Recording quality assurance data.
• Responsible for education and consultation with clients and families, and agency staff and personnel.
• Supervises physical therapy assistants and home health aides as appropriate.
• Conducts training for medical or nursing personnel, as well as the general public in physical therapy techniques and objective.
• Affords on-the-job training and orientation of support staff on physical therapy related topics.
• Responsible for educational development of assisted PT students.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Graduation from an accredited program of physical therapy.
• Minimum Experience: Staff Physical Therapist must have two (2) years’ experience in home health or an acute hospital setting. Clinical Specialist must have a minimum of four (4) years experience with three (3) years in area or specialty.
• Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain State of Tennessee physical therapy licensure.
• CPR required.
• Employee must have a valid Tennessee driver’s license Class D and state mandated minimum insurance coverage.
• Driving record must meet Covenant Health minimum standards at the date of hire and throughout employment tenure.