Home Health Physical Therapist- West Mifflin and surrounding area

UPMC • West Mifflin, PA • 3h ago

UPMC Home Health is hiring a Full-Time Physical Therapist for West Mifflin and the surrounding areas

Job Summary

The Staff Physical Therapist reviews patient charts, performs initial assessments, develops treatment plans, and administers

physical therapy treatments and modalities, monitors progress, and documents treatments performed with patients

(including discharge planning and patient education) to increase overall functioning, reduce discomfort, and increase

or maintain flexibility and range of motion/strength, and achieve other medical and therapeutic goals.

Responsibilities:

Performs physical therapy assessment, reassessment, and treatment, and supervises physical therapist assistants in the

treatment of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients referred by a physician to the clinic. Develops plan of

care including goals and treatment plan by physician referral, nature of injury/illness, and results of

physical therapy assessment. Modifies or adjusts plan of care based on patient's response to treatment and/or changes

in patient's status. Works with PTAs to adjust patient programs as patient status changes.

Maintains written documentation for all physical therapy services rendered, including documentation of initial

assessment, follow-up visits, and discharge summary consistent with department standards. Co-signs physical

therapist assistant documentation biweekly.

Provides verbal and/or written home instructions to the patient and/or family members when applicable.

Communicates patient's status to the referring physician and other health care team members.

Schedules patients to achieve and maintain a level of productivity that meets or exceeds the standard established for

the facility by the organization while ensuring delivery of quality patient care.

Completes necessary charge and statistical information to reflect the service rendered to the patient accurately.

May serves as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students as well as residents and fellows in a specialty area of

physical therapy.

Rotates through selected treatment areas when necessary to facilitate organizational needs.

Maintains professional license/registration through steady pursuit and participation in appropriate continuing education

and professional development opportunities to satisfy requirements for licensure/registration renewal.

Attends and actively participates in staff meetings and in-service education programs.

*Performs by system-wide competencies/behaviors.

*Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL/KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS: Graduate of an accredited program approved by the American

Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES & INTERPERSONAL/LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must possess knowledge and skills required to provide quality customer service.

Must possess knowledge of normal human growth and development over the lifespan.

Must be able to read, understand, analyze, and interpret medical record documents.

Must be skilled in planning/organization, follow-up/control, delegation, and problem solving

Demonstrated ability to interact with healthcare team, coworkers, supervisors, and all members in development orientation, organizational behaviors/competencies, and stress tolerance.

Must possess the ability to apply principles of logic and strategic thinking to a wide range of problems, and to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete

variables.

Must possess effective written and verbal communication skills.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Physical Therapist Lic/Cert PR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

Automotive Insurance

Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Driver's License

Physical Therapist (PT)

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OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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