Home Health Physical Therapist
Griffin, Georgia
Amedisys Home Health of Griffin

PT I Home Health

Overview

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Location: Griffin, GA; Thomaston, GA
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Potential for hire: Yes
• Positions needed: 1
• Setting: Home health; visits are to patients' homes only

Schedule

• Day shift, 5x8 hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
• Some positions in the western territory use a 4x10 schedule, Friday to Monday
• Weekend requirements vary by location and profession; discuss during the interview
• On-call: once a month; on-call requirements vary by job and location, so discuss during the interview

Responsibilities

• Home visits and periodic office meetings
• Case types: start of care and follow-up visits
• Average of 5 to 6 patients per day; assigned 5 to 10 patients per day, roughly 6 to 8 points
• Weekly productivity expectation: 30 points, with each type of visit and activity (documentation, travel, etc.) carrying a different point value
• Documentation systems: HomeCare, HomeBase, OASIS, Outlook
• No guaranteed hours; if low patient census limits hours, the clinician may be floated to a nearby clinic to pick up hours

Travel and Territory

• Mileage varies weekly, roughly 30 to 40 miles per day
• Must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from home clinic

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapist license in Georgia
• Physical Therapist experience of at least 1 year
• Physical Therapist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association, National CPR Foundation, or American Red Cross
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience in a home health setting
• Valid driver's license
• Experience with HomeCare and HomeBase

Onboarding Documents

• Multiple facility policy reviews and acknowledgements must be completed before start, including confidentiality, compliance training, and the home health core policy quiz
• Some documents must be re-signed at the start of each new assignment after any break in service and annually for contractors working more than 1 year consecutively

Local Candidates

• Local candidates are accepted