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Phelps Health is Hiring a Physical Therapist Near Rolla, MO
General Summary
If you're hoping to escape the hassles and costs of a big city and build a life in a place all your own, you can hardly do better than a community on Historic Route 66 at the border of Missouri wine country and the Mark Twain National Forest. Explore our benefits and the many ways we support the growth of everyone on our team, from our 6% 401k match to our tuition reimbursement program and much more here: https://phelpshealth.org/careers/benefits.
Read on to discover how you can play a part in our mission to save lives and improve the health of our region's 200,000 residents:
General Summary
- Phelps Health invites you to join a growing 2000-employee-strong healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri.
If you're hoping to escape the hassles and costs of a big city and build a life in a place all your own, you can hardly do better than a community on Historic Route 66 at the border of Missouri wine country and the Mark Twain National Forest. Explore our benefits and the many ways we support the growth of everyone on our team, from our 6% 401k match to our tuition reimbursement program and much more here: https://phelpshealth.org/careers/benefits.
Read on to discover how you can play a part in our mission to save lives and improve the health of our region's 200,000 residents:
General Summary
- The Homecare Physical Therapist (PT) develops a plan of care for each patient assigned after evaluation/assessment to meet the patient's and physician's goals of care, specific to the patient. PT may be assigned home health or hospice patients. PT reports to the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team regarding care and treatment of other team members as assigned to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care for each patient. Supervises PTA as assigned.
- Evaluates patients for admission to home health and accepts those meeting criteria per CMS or payer guidelines and agency policy.
- Performs initial comprehensive assessments within established timeframes and accurately completes information.
- Establish an age appropriate care plan, individualized for the patient, that focuses on self management to include appropriate measurable goals/outcomes and interventions. Updates the care plan timely by resolving problems and adding new problems as indicated.
- Communications with the patient's physicians regarding progress towards goals, new problems/issues that arise during course of treatment. Obtains, documents and implements orders received timely and communicates change in plan of care to other care team members as appropriate.
- Includes patient and caregivers in development of plan of care and discharge plans.
- Individualizes patient education with attention to patient's learning preferences and barriers to learning.
- Organizes and provides care/treatment/services in a cost-efficient manner including scheduling and utilization of visits and supplies.
- Completes all documentation and revisions within appropriate time frames.
- Appropriately manages time and daily tasks to achieve daily productivity goals.
- Supervises the PTA and communicates regularly with the PTA regarding patient's plan of care and progress toward goals to ensure that the plan of care is achieving set goals.
- For therapy only patients, supervises homecare assistants as assigned per agency policy and regulation. Reviews aide care plan and updates/revises as needed. Documents supervision of the homecare assistant in the patient record. Provides education to homecare assistant regarding the plan of care as indicated.
- For multi-discipline patients, collaborates and communicates with other members of the patient's care team regarding the patient's plan of care, including attendance at IDT meetings and 1:1 communication/collaboration.
- Assists patient to obtain needed/recommended equipment as indicated.
- Begins development of therapy discharge plan on admission and communicates the plan to patient/caregivers.
- Provides interventions and treatments according to physician/providers orders, per agency policy and procedure, using proper infection control and hand hygiene procedures.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from an American Physical Therapy Association and an American Medical Association accredited program required.
- Work Experience
- Minimum one (1) year experience in an acute care hospital setting. Minimum one (1) year experience in a rehab facility or equivalent serving the adult population. Six (6) months home care experience preferred. Computer skills preferred.
- Certification/License
- Valid Driver's license is required. American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required. Must possess current state license to practice physical therapy
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time and to walk up and down flights of stairs. Ability to receive and express detailed information through oral communications, visual acuity, and the ability to read and understand written directions. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to safely operate an automobile. Drive: 2-4 hrs. per day. Must be able to maneuver around architectural barriers and obstructions in patient's home. Must be able to tolerate temperature changes, smoke, fumes, dust and pets found in patient's home.
- Frequent exposure to communicable disease via blood and body fluids. Frequent exposure to infectious diseases and hostile persons at times. Works with sharps and other potentially biohazardous materials. Variation in environmental temperatures. Exposure to various community environments.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$70k-83k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/23/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/09/2024
WEBSITE
phelpshealth.org
HEADQUARTERS
Rolla, MO
SIZE
25 - 50
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