What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) to cover Elgin Area position at Safe Life Home Health?
Safe Life Home Health -
Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) to cover Elgin
Location : Elgin - Illinois
Type Contract, Part-time, PRN, Full-time
About us
Safe Life Home Health Care, LLC was founded in 2010. We are professional, customer-centric, fast-paced home health agency. We have grown to be more than 100 caring professionals strong and one of Chicago's cornerstones in community-based healthcare. Patients and families can have peace of mind knowing that we maintain state licensure, CHAP accreditation, and Medicare certification. Doctors and discharge planners also prefer Safe Life for easy, well-managed referrals; fast response to referrals; and consistently competent medical care.
A deep and diverse breadth of skills and experience bolster Safe Life's quality of care. Our large team of clinicians encompasses more specialties and disciplines such as wound-care certification, lymphedema management, other therapy specialties, and medical social work. Our coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to your healthcare enables us to send a team of professionals delivering the optimal experience and training for each patient's condition and presentation. Currently covering 13 counties in Illinois : Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will, McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Boone, Grundy, LaSalle, Lee & Ogle.
Position Overview
Provides Physical Therapy services to patients as directed by plan of care in line with the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the agency. Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants and maintains responsibility for the implementation of follow through of PT procedures.
Responsibilities
- Assists the physician in evaluating patients’ level of function, establishing treatment plan and goals.
- Performs initial evaluations within 48 hours of referral and re-evaluations every 30 days, as appropriate coordinating plan of care with the physician as needed.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes and required summaries, as appropriate.
- Revises plan of treatment and contacts the physician for change in plan of care.
- Advises and consults with patient’s family and other health care staff.
- Coordinates care with agency DON and other staff as appropriate.
- Observes, records, and reports any changes in the patient’s condition and updates the agency on changes in the patient’s status or schedule changes.
- Supervises the Physical Therapy Assistant.
- Instructs patient and / or family in the use of equipment safe patient management and home therapy programs as needed.
- Communicates effectively with patients, care givers, and families as well as agency staff.
- Provides quality and appropriate care and reports issues or concerns to the DON / Administrator.
- Assures that all tasks are performed in a timely manner.
- Checks in on Physical Therapy Assistants every 4-6 patient visits.
Qualification
Advantages - Benefits :
Pay : $45 to 50 per hour OR
80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Schedule Monday to Friday Weekends as needed
Expected Hours
40 to 50 (Less for part-time)
Experience
Minimum 1-Year Home Health Experience Required
License / Certification
Licensed in State of Illinois
Salary : $80,000 - $100,000