Physical Therapist - Home Healthcare (Lagrange, GA)

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Job Summary:

Will travel within 5 county area serving Wellstar patients during recovery.

Counties include Troop/Meriweather/Harris/Coweta counties

Strong community focus/locations may be rural with less congested traffic

Competitive salary/benefits and supportive culture

Monday- Friday with possible 1 Saturday/month call to discuss with leader.

Come grow with us in a genuine culture of care and compassion.

Must have one yr PT experience preferably in home health

The Physical Therapist is responsible for providing and supervising primary care to approximately 25-35 patients in their home setting.

This includes age appropriate interventions for the client that meet the physical, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and educational needs of the patients whom requires rehabilitative care.

The Physical Therapist is responsible for the coordination of all rehabilitative disciplines, throughout the episode of care.

The Physical Therapist communicates with all team members including RNs, LPNs, Therapists, Social Works, Home Health Aides, the Physician, patient, family, and other internal and external individuals to ensure that the patient's plan of care is appropriately developed, implemented and that goals are met.

The Physical Therapist supervises the PTAs and Home Health Aides, throughout the patient plan of care.

The Physical Therapist participates with leadership to develop and implement processes to continue improvement with patient and agency outcomes.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

DIRECT PATIENT CARE
Assesses, coordinates with other disciplines and manages patients total needs, following physicians orders, using the physical therapy process Develops patients plan of care coordinating with other disciplines Manages patient from admission through recerts to discharge and appropriately scheduling visits per physicians order: adjust frequency as needed, based on patient clinical status and MD order Performs routine and complex therapy procedures to meet the need of the patient COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR EPISODE OF CARE
Revises the plan of care based on patient need within physician orders, coordinating with other disciplines to ensure goals are met to achieve positive outcomes prior to discharge Supervises PTAs and Home Health Aides throughout the continuum of care.

Develops and supervises the care plan provided to the Home Health Ai...