Home Health Physical Therapist

About This Role

Provide exceptional home health physical therapy care to adult and geriatric patients, helping them maintain independence in their homes. Develop and implement individualized care plans, educating clients and family members on rehabilitative care.

Responsibilities

• Make visits to clients in their homes
• Perform diagnostic tests and measurements including mobility/range of joints, transfer status, stability, ambulation patterns, strength, endurance, balance, and safety assessments
• Develop and implement appropriate individualized care plans including manual therapeutic exercises, gait training, balance, and other interventions
• Continually assess and revise the Physical Therapy care plan and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan
• Educate and instruct clients, family members or other client representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety and independent living
• Accurately document observations, interventions and evaluations pertaining to client care management and services provided, utilizing a touch pad tablet

Requirements

• Current license as a Physical Therapist in Massachusetts

Qualifications

• Prior home health experience is not required; new grad Physical Therapists are encouraged to apply.

Benefits