What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapist position at Sequoia Home Health and Hospice?
The Sequoia Difference
At Sequoia Home Health, we're passionate about our work and take pride in the quality of service we provide. Our community is uniquely diverse, and it's our aim to fulfill the unique needs of our patients through excellent individualized care.
Our focus is to help facilitate a smooth and safe transition home and provide life-changing service with the amount of care and dignity our patients and their families deserve.
Sequoia Home Health is growing and looking for experienced, compassionate Physical Therapist (PT) to join our team!
Job Summary
The Physical Therapist (PT) contracted or employed through the Organization is responsible for providing physical therapy services and for adherence to all conditions outlined in the Personnel Services Agreement.
Responsibilities
- The Physical Therapist (PT) assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s);
- Provides patient, caregiver, and family counseling;
- Provides patient and caregiver education;
- Prepares clinical notes, and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals;
- Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the home health plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current home health plan of care;
- Provides physical therapy services to patients according to a written physician's plan of care.
- Initiates physical therapy program and instructs other personnel and / or family / caregiver members in certain phases of physical therapy with which they may work with a patient, as well as instructing them as to the goals of the physical therapy program for the patient by participating in case conferences.
- May train patient in the use of prosthetic device.
- Identifies patient and family / caregiver needs for other home health services and refers as necessary.
- Participates in discharge planning for patient.
- Provides in-service education programs for nursing organization personnel as needed.
- Participates in peer consultation process.
- When therapy is the only skilled service, instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks.
- Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants according to organization policy and state regulations.
- Participates in the HHA's quality assessment and performance improvement program and HHA-sponsored in-service training.
The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the Physical Therapist (PT) of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Requirements
Why Sequoia?
Sequoia Home Health is part of the Cornerstone Group with close to 80 agencies throughout the country. While we are part of a large family, we operate as a local team. We understand we are nothing without great employees! It is through our team's dedication to deliver life changing service that we become the "provider of choice" in the community that we serve. Join a culture of high performers who are on a mission to create the best agency in the Bay Area!
What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Sequoia, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We operate with the Core Values of CAPLICO in mind :
Salary : $130,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http : / / www.pennantgroup.com.
Salary : $130,000 - $200,000
