Home Health Physical Therapist
Saint Joseph, MO
HonorVet Technologies
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Title: Physical Therapist – Home Health

Location: Saint Joseph, MO

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: Day Shift – 5x8-Hour (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM); Call required 1 Sunday every 5 weeks; Every 5th week work Saturday & Sunday for admits (2 weekdays off that week)

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide Home Health Physical Therapy services to adult and geriatric patients
• Perform Start of Care (SOC), admissions, evaluations, reassessments, and discharges (PTs complete their own SOC)
• Manage approximately 6 patient visits per day (adjusted when travel distance is high)
• Provide care across a 13-county coverage area; rotation to furthest counties weekly
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans and home exercise programs
• Complete OASIS documentation and maintain accurate records in Epic (required)
• Perform assessments including strength testing, pain assessment, sensory response, vital sign monitoring, skin integrity, environmental barriers, body mechanics, ROM (AROM/AAROM/PROM), adaptive/assistive device assessment
• Establish short- and long-term goals, plan of care, RUG levels, and discharge planning
• Provide patient and family education including safety, injury prevention, medications, and abuse recognition
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team including PTs, social services, interpretation services, and unit secretary
• PTA staff perform routine visits; PT oversees plan of care

Required Qualifications:

• DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy)
• BLS Certification
• Active State License (pending license accepted at submission; must be in hand prior to start)
• Minimum 1 year PT experience
• Must have Home Health experience
• Epic charting experience (required)
• Travel experience preferred
• Ability to participate in weekend and call rotation

Required Clinical Experience & Skills:

• Orthopedics (total knee replacement, hip fractures/injuries, low back pain, osteoarthritis, DDD, DJD, sciatica)
• Gait training and extremity mobilization
• Post-stroke rehabilitation
• Dementia/Alzheimer’s and cognitive disorders
• Use of assistive devices (rolling walker, standard walker, crutches, gait belt, sliding boards, sit-to-stand lift, hospital beds, lower extremity prosthetics, supplemental oxygen)
• OASIS documentation
• Home Health documentation standards

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Geriatrics, Neurology, Oncology, Sports Medicine, Wound Care
• Cardiopulmonary conditions: COPD, CHF, CABG, Emphysema, PVD
• Neurologic conditions: Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, nerve palsy, concussion, NDT
• Orthopedic specialties: pelvic floor training, post-op cervical/shoulder/spinal surgery, prosthetic training, spinal mobilization, taping
• Equipment: Hoyer lift, wheelchair assessment, specialty beds, shoulder slings, soft/hard collars
• Modalities: TENS, E-stim, ultrasound, moist heat
• Understanding of payor requirements