What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Care Pt position at Emerson Health?
Job Summary
- Reporting to the Rehabilitation Team Lead, the Physical Therapist is responsible for comprehensive patient management including evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention, and patient/family education for development and implementation of individualized care planning in the home setting. Opportunities include working directly in a multidisciplinary fashion, including specialty care groups such as Parkinson’s Disease, Covid Recovery and Post-Acute Stroke care. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong clinical skills in Physical Therapy, with opportunity for clinical growth through education, in-services, and care management groups. This Home Care environment offers family-friendly, flexible hours.
- Education
- Bachelors Degree or higher from an accredited physical therapy program.
- Experience
- Prior Home Care experience is preferred, or at least one year previous experience in an acute and/or rehab setting.
- Licensure and/or Certification
- MA PT license and BLS required within 30 days from hire.
- Skills
- Clinical expertise for patient population.
- Ability to prioritize workload and respond to urgent needs.
- Communication skills.
- Assessment skills.
- Critical thinking skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Problem-solving skills
- Computer skills.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
- Committed to Service Excellence and customer satisfaction.
