Physical Therapist
Company: BrightStar Care
Location: Litchfield Park
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
-Are you looking for a home care job where you can make a
difference in people's lives? Do you want to work for a home care
agency that truly cares about you? That's where you can shine. We
are proud to offer you the opportunity to pursue your passion at
your own level, on a flexible schedule, and with the recognition
and benefits you need. -Physical Therapist (PT) Overview:Join a
leader in the home health care industry that provides nursing
oversight on each and every case - no matter how small. -If
providing compassionate, high quality care as a Physical Therapist
is your passion, BrightStar Care has an opportunity for
you!Physical Therapist (PT) Responsibilities:
- Provide therapy services to clients according to a physician's
written orders. -This may include, but is not limited to the
following: -
- Assess and evaluate
- Develop a plan of care and treatment making sure plan of care
is consistent with assessment -
- Participate in the development of the client's total plan of
treatment -
- Assess the home environment especially as it relates to fall
risk and interventions and home safety -
- Assess for muscle strength, mobility, gait, and range of
motion
- Assess for potential for -rehabilitation
- Report client's response to treatment or changes in condition
to the Director of Nursing and physician -
- Initiate therapy program and instructs other personnel and/or
family members and caregivers in specific phases of therapy with
which they may assist with the client care. -
- Participate in client case conferences. -
- Teach/educate client in the use of prosthetic device, as
required. -
- Assist in identifying client and family/caregiver needs for
other home health services and reports these needs to the Director
of Nursing. -
- Prepare and submit clinical and progress summaries based on
identified and attained goals. -A copy of the summaries will be
submitted to the Director of Nursing. -
- Participate in discharge planning, as appropriate. -
- Provide in-service education for agency personnel, as needed.
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- Supervise therapy assistants, if needed, in accordance with
organization policy and state regulations. -
- Assure compliance with all local, state and federal laws and
regulations. -Physical Therapist (PT) Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in therapy from an accredited therapy program.
-
- Passed a National Therapy Examination -and/or state examination
as -required by the state regulation.
- Compliant with continuing education, as required in Arizona -as
a condition of maintaining -licensure.
- Comply with Arizona state mandated Therapy Practice Act and
other legal -mandates
- Licensed or certified to practice as a therapist as required by
Arizona.. -
- Two (2) years of appropriate experience as a -therapist.
Community/home -health experience, preferredBrightStar Care of
Scottsdale is an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate
against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status,
or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local
protected class. -
Keywords: BrightStar Care, Sun City , Physical Therapist, Healthcare , Litchfield Park, Arizona
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