What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Physical Therapist position at BAYADA Home Health Care?
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Physical Therapist to join their team in Neptune Beach, Florida.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Physical Therapist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
Baptist Home Health Care by BAYADA offers full-time schedules for its physical therapists. They provide home health care services to adult and geriatric clients on a per-visit basis throughout Eastern Jacksonville/Beaches Area, FL.
While prior home health experience is preferred, it is not required for this position.
Baptist Home Health by BAYADA has a mission to help people of all ages live safely at home with comfort, independence, and dignity. Their core values include compassion, excellence, and reliability.
The responsibilities of a PT - Physical Therapist include:
- Making home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
- Performing diagnostic tests and measurements, such as mobility/range of joints, transfer status, stability, patterns and appearance of ambulation, strength and endurance of muscles, balance testing, and safety assessments.
- Developing and implementing individualized care plans, including manual therapeutic exercises, gait training, balance, and other interventions.
- Continually assessing and revising the Physical Therapy - PT care plan, and participating with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
- Educating and instructing clients, family members, or other client representatives in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
- Accurately documenting observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to client care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.
The qualifications for a PT - Physical Therapist include:
- A current FL Physical Therapist license.
- A minimum of one year of recent work experience as a Physical Therapist.
- Graduation from a program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association or the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
BAYADA offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave, vision, dental, and medical health plans, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k) with company match, direct deposit, and employee assistance programs.
The company prioritizes work-life balance, provides opportunities for career advancement, and ensures every team member has access to paid training and state-of-the-art simulation labs.
BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners are Equal Opportunity Employers, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
About BAYADA Home Health Care
BAYADA places importance on family and work-life balance, ensuring every team member has an opportunity to advance in their career.
The company offers extensive paid training, state-of-the-art simulation labs, and opportunities to learn new specialties or further develop existing expertise.
Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Discount program
- Sick pay
- Employee assistance programs
- Vision benefits
- Bereavement
- Health Care FSA
- Weekly pay
- Continuing Education
- Holiday Pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Dental benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dependent Care FSA
