Home Health PT
Newburg, Oregon
Providence at Home with Compassus Home Health, Yamhill

PT Home Health

Location: Newberg, Oregon Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: Must be able to start in November Shift: Day, 8-hour shifts (8:00 to 16:30), 40 hours per week Setting: Skilled Home Health (Home Health facility)

Assignment Details

• Patient Ratio: 1:1
• Productivity: Approximately 30 points per week; up to 6 patients per day
• Weekend Support: May be required
• Call Requirement: None
• Schedule Restrictions: 4x10s and 3x12s are not available
• Service Area: May occasionally extend up to approximately 60 miles, or 60 to 90 minutes of total driving per day. The facility makes every effort to group patient visits and minimize driving.
• Local Clinicians: Accepted within a 50 to 75 mile radius
• Offer Process: This is an offer position. The clinician will not connect with the manager before signing. The facility has 48 hours after signature to review the clinician.

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid Physical Therapist license in Oregon
• Experience: Physical Therapist with at least 1 year of experience, with experience within the last year
• Travel Experience: One completed travel assignment
• Home Health Experience: Experience in a Home Health setting, with at least 1 year of skilled Home Health experience
• OASIS Experience: Experience with OASIS documentation
• Documentation Systems: Experience with Home Care Homebase (HCHB)
• Certification: BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Driving: Valid driver's license, reliable personal transportation, and proof of current auto insurance required for all Home Health positions, since the role includes driving

Documentation Tools

• Home Care Home Base (HCHB)
• Remote Client for Home Health on a laptop
• Rover phone application
• OASIS documentation

Time Off

• Up to 3 days of RTO may be automatically approved.
• The client can approve 1 holiday: Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's.

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background check: Within 90 days of start, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years, FACIS L1M, nationwide sex offender search, motor vehicle record, education verification, and work history verification.
• Exclusion screenings: EPLS/GSA/SAM within 90 days of start; HHS/OIG within 90 days of start, run monthly
• Education verification: Highest degree related to profession for all clinical roles
• Primary source license verification: Within 90 days of start and upon expiration
• Nursys verification: Within 90 days of start, as applicable by profession
• Agency background attestation: Required for all candidates
• Acceptable Use Policy: Must be completed before start, as a priority upon booking
• NPDB self-query results: Required for Oregon Home Health placements; candidate must provide a copy
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgement: Signed, updated annually
• Competency exams: Required as applicable to profession and specialty; includes a medication test/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Skills checklist: Required annually
• Work history: Seven years of verified employment history with no gaps; attestations accepted if a position cannot be verified after 3 attempts
• Employment application: Must include full 7 years of work history, including cities and states worked
• References: 2 professional references (travel, allied, per diem acute care), completed within 2 years of start

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Physician statement within the last 12 months
• Fit test: Required for all candidates; N95 accepted
• TB: PPD, Quantiferon Gold, or T-Spot within 1 year of start, or chest X-ray for a positive PPD. TB questionnaire required annually.
• Immunizations and titers: Rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella (2 vaccines or positive titer; born before 1957 exempt), hepatitis B, and varicella (series, titer, or declination)
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within the last 12 months of start
• Influenza: Vaccine or facility-specific declination required during flu season
• COVID: Vaccination or facility-specific declination required

Work Environment

• Attire: Business casual; no jeans. Scrubs are permitted but not required, with no specific color.
• Parking: Free