Home Health Physical Therapist
Marion, Ohio
Compassus OH Home Health

PT Home Health

Location: Marion, Ohio Specialty: Home Health PT Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (5x8 hours), 8:00 to 17:00 Hours: 40 per week (guaranteed)

Role Details

• Types of cases: Geriatric
• Average patients per day: 5-7 (to be confirmed during interview)
• On-call: Yes, every 3rd to 4th weekend
• Territory: Up to a 60-mile radius from the hub/office; traveler is expected to be flexible with territory
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Locals: Accepted
• Equipment: iPad provided
• Cell phone: No
• Dress code: Scrubs in any color; no jeans

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Ohio
• Physical Therapist experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience in a Home Health setting
• Valid driver's license
• Experience with OASIS
• Experience with Homecare Homebase

Expectations

• Timely documentation and communication

Compliance Requirements

• Background check: Required within 90 days of start and updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years, FACIS L1M, nationwide sex offender search, MVR, education verification (highest clinical degree), and work history verification.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, both within 90 days of start
• State-specific searches (run within 90 days of start, some time-sensitive and run separately from the background check):

  • Kentucky: child, adult, and nurse aide abuse registries; Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Registry
  • Virginia: State Police search (form requires notarization; allow about 2 weeks for results)
  • Indiana: Statewide search
  • New Hampshire: State Police search
  • South Carolina: SLED CATCH statewide check
  • Florida: Nurse Aide Registry search; AHCA Level II fingerprint results
• Ohio fingerprinting: BCI and FBI results required within 12 months of start, updated annually. Results must be redone if the traveler has lived or worked outside Ohio since fingerprinting. Fingerprinting is prepaid for Aya travelers.
• Connecticut fingerprinting: Required through the state's ABCMS system, set up through the agency HR team (allow up to 1 week for processing)
• Missouri: FCSR search results and crime disclosure form (MO placements)
• Oregon (home health): NPDB self-query results
• Auto insurance: Proof of current auto insurance required for all home health positions involving driving
• Agency forms: Agency background attestation, acceptable use policy (due before start), orientation safety manual acknowledgment (updated annually)
• Licensure verification: State license primary source verification within 90 days of start and upon expiration
• Competency: Competency exam as applicable to specialty
• Health documents:

  • Physician physical statement within the last 12 months
  • Fit test (N95 accepted)
  • TB test within 1 year (PPD, Quantiferon Gold, or T-SPOT); TB questionnaire annually
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation (vaccines, titer, or declination)
  • 9-panel drug screen within the last 12 months
  • Flu vaccine or declination form for flu season; COVID vaccine or declination
• History:

  • 2 professional references (travel)
  • Employment application and work history verification covering 7 years with no gaps
  • Skills checklist, annually