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At Optage Homecare, find purpose and passion in your work with a team of like-minded people focused on enriching the lives and touching the hearts of older adults.

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) is looking for someone like you, who is focused on living out your calling for care.

YOU become part of the most important resource in our ministry focused on helping to understand people's needs and working together to be supportive and empowering in order to build a vibrant and thriving community.

You benefit from a close-knit community-based team and a supportive organization with opportunities for movement and growth.

Optage is the Home & Community Based division of PHS and is seeeking a full time Physical Therapist to join our team. This position will serve homecare clients at PHS Communities in the East metro & western Wisconsin.

SCHEDULE / HOURS : Monday - Friday, weekend rotation every 8-9 weeks.

What Differentiates PHS

You, as a team member are able to bring your talents to your work, and to access the support needed to be set up for success.

Together, we all make up who PHS is.

As a faith-based nonprofit organization, PHS considers our Christian Ministry values to be at the heart of all we do and it forms the cornerstone of our identity as an organization.

We strive to reflect the love of God and define our service to you and others as an expression of God’s grace. Hiring people that value and support our community and culture is as important to us as hiring people who have the skills for the position.

Together, our team and volunteers offer their gifts and serve more than 26,000 older adults each year.

All are welcome

Presbyterian Homes & Services strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for residents, guests, employees, and volunteers.

Our Biblical Framework and Love One Another Christian ministry theme (John 13 : 34) guide every action and help us to focus on our Mission : To honor God by enriching the lives and touching the hearts of older adults.

Responsibilities

The Physical Therapist is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing and monitoring high quality physical therapy care and services to residents consistent with regulations and established rehabilitation policies, procedures and best practices.

• Provide direct care of residents with physician ordered evaluation and treatment based upon regulations and established rehabilitative procedures and best practices.
• Provide consultation, evaluation, and assessment of residents as needed. Implement treatment plans.
• Participate in patient / resident care planning with the team and other health care provider.
• Provide patient / resident and family education / consultation.
• Communicate resident status and needs to the patient / resident, their family, staff and other professionals (. care conferences).

Refer to other professionals as appropriate.

• Participate in discharge planning processes.
• Maintain records by practice standards, third party payers and regulatory agencies.
• Complete necessary portions of MDS / QMDS / care plans as required.
• Maintain all required documentation in accordance with regulations and established rehabilitation best practices.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
• Current licensure in the state of practice as required
• Competence in Physical therapy evaluation and treatment.
• Demonstrated compatibility with PHS's mission and operating philosophies.
• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.

Last updated : 2024-08-27