Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health, Full -Time or Per Diem

UniversaCare

  • Waterbury, Connecticut
  • 5 days ago

    Highlights

    Work location: in patients’ homes, based from our Waterbury office (534 Frost Road) and serving Greater Waterbury, the Naugatuck Valley and surrounding New Haven and Litchfield County towns. Provide skilled interventions: gait and balance training, strengthening, transfer training, post-surgical and orthopedic rehabilitation, fall-risk reduction.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWaterbury, Connecticut

    Description

    There For You Home Care Services a Division of UniversaCare is hiring Physical Therapists for home health visits in the Waterbury, CT area. Full-time and per diem schedules are available: per diem clinicians take visits on a per-visit basis that fits their availability, and full-time therapists carry a steady caseload with hourly pay. We are a Medicare-certified home health agency (CT DPH License 9915730) and offer a supportive interdisciplinary team, manageable caseloads and clear documentation standards.

    Responsibilities

    • Complete initial and ongoing PT evaluations in the patient’s home, including OASIS data collection when PT is the assessing discipline
    • Develop and update an individualized plan of care with measurable functional goals
    • Provide skilled interventions: gait and balance training, strengthening, transfer training, post-surgical and orthopedic rehabilitation, fall-risk reduction
    • Recommend and train patients on durable medical equipment and home modifications
    • Educate patients, families and caregivers on home exercise programs and safety
    • Coordinate with nursing, OT, SLP, aides and physicians; communicate changes in status
    • Complete timely visit notes, progress notes, recertifications and discharge summaries that meet Medicare and agency standards

    Requirements

    • Current Connecticut Physical Therapist license (required)
    • DPT or equivalent degree from an accredited program
    • Home health experience and OASIS familiarity preferred; new home health clinicians with strong clinical skills are welcome
    • Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle and auto insurance
    • CPR certification

    Compensation

    • Full-time: $48.00 - $58.00 per hour
    • Per diem: $90.00 - $110.00 per visit

    Benefits

    • Weekly pay and a clock-in app
    • 401(k)
    • Paid time off
    • Mileage reimbursement
    • $250 referral bonus after your referral works 100 hours
    • Tuition assistance after 2,500 hours for approved career programs

    Work location: in patients’ homes, based from our Waterbury office (534 Frost Road) and serving Greater Waterbury, the Naugatuck Valley and surrounding New Haven and Litchfield County towns. Hamden-area visits also available.

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