Physical Therapist - Premium Pay Temp Contract
Company: Amedisys
Location: Hayward
Posted on: October 22, 2024
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Job Description:
OverviewPHYSICAL THERAPIST - 13-Week Contract, Premium
PayFull-time, days - Home Health experience, Home Care Home Base
EMR System.Mileage Reimbursement$40.35 to $93.27 - depends on home
health experience.Responsible for helping patients maintain,
restore, and improve movement, activity, and function thereby
enabling optimal performance and enhancing health, well-being, and
quality of life. Under a physician approved plan of care, this
position is responsible for providing interventions, conducting
reexaminations, modifying interventions as necessary, and
performing discharge planning.PRN only
PositionResponsibilitiesProvides a comprehensive patient
examination / evaluation at the initial visit upon receipt of
referral.Reassesses the patient at a minimum of every 30 days.
Makes necessary revisions to the patient's plan of care in
conjunction with the physician and documents the patient's
continual care needs.Provides physical therapy patient/client
management, including interventions in accordance with the
physician approved plan of care.Provides documentation of each
visit according to the APTA Documentation Guidelines and accepted
regulatory standards for inclusion in the patient's clinical
record.Provides coordination of care by participating in
interdisciplinary team and by observing, recording, and reporting
the patient's response to treatment and any change in the patient's
condition to the team.Identifies the patient's need for other
disciplines and services and initiates the appropriate referrals.
Provides resources for future needs.Acts as a consultant to other
care providers as needed.Completes OASIS assessments timely,
accurately, and according to OASIS user's manual
definitions.Supervises Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) in
accordance with applicable municipal, state, and federal rules and
regulations.Provides consistent patient care oversight.Remains
accessible by telecommunication, conducts regularly scheduled and
documented conferences with the PTA, and makes supervisory visits
to the patient.Assesses competence of PTA in performing assigned
activities.Remains available upon request of the PTA for
reexamination of the patient in instances of a noted change in the
patient's medical status, response to interventions or a discharge
or discontinuation from physical therapy services.Includes
documentation of supervisory activities in the patient's medical
record.Participates in patient care conferences, in-services, chart
audit activities, quality improvement activities including OBQI and
OBQM, and peer-review activities.Maintains confidentiality of
information relating to the physical therapist-client
relationship.Makes recommendations for follow-up care in
coordination with the care center that admitted the patient and
utilizes other care center care providers to assist with referrals
to community resources.Supervises the Home Health Aide when SN is
not active in the case. Communicates plan of care changes to the
Aide and other appropriate staff as necessary.Keeps abreast of
physical therapy trends and knowledge for the service provision,
documentation, and care coordination.Complies with policies,
procedures and regulatory mandates including but not limited to
abiding to the terms of the Amedisys Compliance Program.Performs
other related duties as assigned.QualificationsRequired-Current,
unencumbered license to practice physical therapy specific to that
state the employee is assigned to work by the Company.Graduate from
an accredited physical therapy educational program as set by the
Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).A
minimum of one (1+) year of Home Health physical therapy
experience.Current CPR certification.Amedisys is an equal
opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin,
citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual
orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other
legally protected characteristic.
Keywords: Amedisys, Union City , Physical Therapist - Premium Pay Temp Contract, Healthcare , Hayward, California
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