Home Health Physical Therapist
Dunedin, Florida
BayCare HomeCare Inc

PT Home Health

Overview

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Location: Dunedin, Florida
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 20 weeks
• Shift: Day, 5 x 8 hours (8:00 to 17:00), 40 hours per week
• Locals: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Florida
• Physical Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Physical Therapist experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Experience working with orthopedic patients
• Experience working with neuro patients
• Experience in a home health setting
• Valid driver's license and a car to make home visits

Skills

• Assessment
• Cardiopulmonary/circulatory
• Documentation
• Equipment and devices: crutches, gait belt, hospital bed, rolling walker, shoulder slings, sliding boards, soft/hard collars, standard walker, supplemental oxygen delivery
• Ortho and neuro care
• Home exercise program
• Medications
• Patient and family education
• Signs and symptoms of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse
• Safety and injury prevention

Patient Population

• Cardiopulmonary
• Geriatrics
• Neuro
• Ortho
• Oncology

Schedule and Workload

• 6 to 8 home skilled visits per day (minimum of 6 points per day; the manager may increase this by 1 point)
• Visits and hours are self-scheduled, based on the needs of the home health office
• Every 3rd weekend is required

Equipment and Setup

• Laptop, MiFi for internet access, and portable printers are provided or used on the job

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 6 months of start (not required to be updated annually)
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-spot) within 10 weeks of start, or chest X-ray results within the past year plus a completed TB questionnaire for a past positive PPD
• TB questionnaire completed annually in place of an annual TB test
• Standard 9-panel drug screen, including THC, within 30 days (instant tests are not accepted)
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines (low or equivocal titers require 1 booster)
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
• COVID vaccination, or an exemption on file
• Flu vaccine or declination; if declined, mask wearing is mandatory at all times while at work
• Respirator clearance, if using a respirator

Background and Compliance

• Background check within 1 year of start, including the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, and attended school
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM screenings
• Florida AHCA Level II fingerprint clearance required before start (results dated within 30 days of start, resubmitted every 5 years)
• Primary source verification of license
• Nursys verification is required only for RNs and LVNs
• Education verification
• Foreign education requires a foreign equivalency evaluation and transcript or diploma

Facility Modules

• 4 to 8 hours of facility modules, completed before start (Thursday prior to start is the deadline)
• Official transcript of completed modules required

Dress Code

• Any solid color scrubs