Home Health Physical Therapist
Newton, MA
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Physical Therapist Home Health

Location: Newton, Massachusetts
Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment (LTA)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide physical therapy services to patients in their homes with physical impairments, functional limitations, or disabilities due to injury, disease, or other causes.
• Patient age range: birth to over 100 years.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and allied health professionals to identify needs and coordinate care.
• Maintain thorough and timely electronic documentation and interdisciplinary communication per agency policies and standards.
• Weekend rotations occur once every 6 weeks.
• Ability to travel to assigned cases is required.

Requirements

• Must hold a valid Physical Therapist professional license in Massachusetts.
• Minimum 1 year of home care experience required.

Onboarding & Credentialing Requirements

• Submission of a recent professional photo (color, plain background, no glasses, no filters).
• Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check within 45 days of start.
• Primary source verification of professional license/certification (no conditional licenses accepted).
• N95 Fit Test within 1 year of start, updated annually (no religious exemptions).
• Nurse Aide Registry check within 30 days of start (required for all employees).
• Documentation of MMR vaccination or immunity proof.
• Influenza vaccine required during flu season (Sept 15 - April 30), no exemptions.
• TB test documentation within 3 months of start, updated if >6 month break.
• Physician health statement within 1 year of start, updated if >6 month break.
• Criminal background check within 45 days prior to start, updated if >6 month break.
• Massachusetts CORI background check within 30 days prior to start, updated if >6 month break.
• Respirator Medical Clearance attestation (if fit test required).
• Education verification of highest degree achieved.
• Social Security Number trace as part of criminal check.
• National sex offender registry check within 30 days prior to start, updated annually.
• Exclusion checks (OIG, GSA, MassHealth, NH Medicaid) within 30 days prior to start, updated annually.

Submission Requirements

• Resume including past 7 years of work experience with city and state.
• Two recent references (minimum one supervisor or above in skillset).
• Skills checklist.
• Candidate submission coversheet.

Additional Notes

• Hepatitis B and Tdap vaccines are strongly preferred but optional.
• Positive TB skin test requires negative chest X-ray documentation.
• No religious or medical exemptions for flu vaccine or fit testing.