Physical Therapist

Responsibilities:

Provides physical therapy services to patients according to physician orders. This may include, but will not be limited to:

• Assessing and evaluating therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status and participation in the development of the care plan.
• Evaluate home environment and design home exercise program.
• Direct physical therapy treatment and instruct patients, families and caregivers in the home exercise program.
• Recommends and/or provides assistive equipment for use in the patient's home.
• Determining priority needs for physical therapy
• Administers manual exercises; instructing, encouraging and assisting patients in performing physical activities, ambulatory functional activities and daily living activities.
• Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.
• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as necessary.
• Instructs other personnel and/or family/caregiver of areas of treatment that they may assist patient, as well as instructing them on the goals for the patient.
• Prepares and submits clinical and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals.
• Participates in discharge planning for the patient.
• Provides in-service education programs for home health personnel as needed.
• Supervises physical therapy assistants every 30 days when re-evaluation of patient is done.
• When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every 2 weeks.