Physical Therapist-VHS Homecare-FT (Bergen, Passaic & Morris counties)

About the role

Visiting Health Services of New Jersey (VHSNJ), a partnership between Hackensack Meridian Health and St. Joseph's Health, provides a comprehensive continuum of home health care and hospice services, support, and resources to patients and families in Passaic, Bergen, and parts of Morris counties. The VHSNJ multidisciplinary clinical and support teams provide high quality care to patients where they most want to be—in their homes.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient evaluation within the specified time frame and assure it contains data that is reflective of a complete, holistic assessment of the client’s condition.
• Develop an individualized treatment program based on the evaluation findings focusing on time-oriented, functional and measurable short and long-term goals.
• Prepare appropriate system documentation, such as progress notes, reassessments and discharge summaries according to policy and procedures. Assure that progress notes and reassessments reflect skilled care and monitor the patient’s status and progress towards goal achievement.
• Affirm documentation is precise. Assure documentation is submitted in a timely manner and supports the need for continued skilled care in the home.
• Affirm service delivery follows the frequency and duration on the physician’s plan of care for the client.
• Act as liaison among physician, MCP and other members of the health care team to ensure effective coordination, appropriate resource referral, and utilization of home health aide services.
• Act as a supervising therapist to the Physician Therapy Assistant (PTA). Assess the ability of the PTA to perform the selected interventions as directed on an ongoing basis. Assure co-signatures are performed within regulatory timeframes.
• Educate the patient and/or caregiver in a written home program. Submit a copy of the program for the medical record according to policy.
• Provide comprehensive education to patients and/or caregivers based upon their identified needs in a manner that they are able to understand.
• Develop a rapport and mutual respect with the patient to foster an optimum environment for goal achievement. Implement the treatment plan utilizing correct and appropriate clinical skills and techniques. Independently meet productivity requirements on a consistent basis.
• Participate in discharge planning throughout the patient’s course of care. Address problem areas appropriately.
• Complete scheduling requirements timely and accurately by updating and submitting new and changed schedules through appropriate system applications.
• Respond to voice mail and messages in a timely manner.
• Document case communication with other members of the health care team as appropriate throughout the patient’s course of care utilizing secure messaging through appropriate application.
• Affirm the discharge summary indicates the patient’s current status, outcomes achieved and recommendations for further services or interventions.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy (PT)
• Minimum of Six (6) Months PT Experience
• PC Experience/Skills

Compensation

Minimum rate of $97,011.20 Annually