Home Health Physical Therapist
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac Post Acute

PT Home Health

• Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Setting: Home health
• Schedule: Day shift, 4 x 8 hours (8:00 to 4:30), 32 hours/week, weekdays only, no call, no weekends
• Attire: Teal scrubs or business casual
• Travel experience: First-time travelers accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Wisconsin
• At least 1 year of experience as a Physical Therapist, with Physical Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience in a home health setting

Skills

• Home health work setting
• Geriatrics and orthopedics
• Assessments and evaluations, long-term goals
• OASIS documentation
• Home exercise programs, medications, patient and family education

Pre-Start Requirements

• Criminal background check completed within 12 months of start, including SSN trace, 7-year county search, nationwide search, and sex offender search
• Wisconsin Caregiver Screening, completed before start
• Wisconsin BID form (time sensitive), required for candidates at a Wisconsin facility
• E-Verify
• Government-issued photo ID
• Passport-style badge photo: shoulders up, plain solid white or off-white background, no filters, JPEG format
• Negative drug screen within 12 months of start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, indicating good physical health
• Negative TB test (PPD, Qgold, or T-SPOT) within 12 months of start; chest X-ray within 5 years if PPD is positive (past positive chest X-ray is preferred)
• TB questionnaire at start and annually
• OSHA respirator clearance before start
• Signed confidentiality and security agreement and standards of ethical conduct policy
• Completed skills checklist
• Required modules completed by the compliance due date and updated annually, with transcript on file
• Immunity documentation for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive IgG titer or proof of 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B titer, series, or declination (new candidates to the facility only)

Health and Immunizations

• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (vaccine hard deadline 12/5); pharmacy receipts accepted; vaccine not offered onsite; declinations not accepted
• Flu and COVID medical or religious exemptions must be on the facility-specific form; flu exemptions renew annually
• COVID vaccine initial series: preferred, not required

Fit Testing and Orientation

• Fit test completed onsite during the first week of orientation; the fit test record must be returned within two weeks of start or the candidate may be pulled from the assignment
• Complete the Home Health and Hospice orientation checklist during orientation and return a signed copy within the first week