Home Health Physical Therapist
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Compassus Home Health

Job Opportunity: Physical Therapist (PT) - Home Health

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation (Home Health)
• Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1 year (recent experience required)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Average Patients per Day: 5-7
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week once productivity is met
• Types of Cases: Geriatric
• Territory: Up to a 60-mile radius from the hub/office
• Locals Accepted: Yes, at travel rate
• On-call: No
• Dress Code: Scrubs (any color), no jeans
• Technology Provided: iPad provided; cell phone not allowed
• Mileage Reimbursed: Yes, at IRS standard rate

Required Experience & Skills

• OASIS experience: Required
• EMR Experience: HCHB (Homecare Homebase) experience required
• Certifications: BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• License: Must have license in hand
• Additional Requirements: Timely communication and documentation required

Background Checks & Compliance

• Comprehensive background checks required within 90 days of start, including:

  • SSN Trace
  • County searches for last 7 years of residence/work/school
  • FACIS Level 1M
  • Nationwide Sex Offender Registry
  • Motor Vehicle Records (MVR)
  • Education and Work History Verification
  • State-specific searches as applicable (e.g., Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 90 days of start
• Fingerprinting required depending on state placement (e.g., Ohio, Connecticut) and must be current within 12 months
• Education verification of highest degree related to profession required

Certifications & Competencies

• BLS (AHA, ARC, Military accepted)
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement (updated annually)
• State License verification (primary source within 90 days of start and upon expiration)
• NURSYS verification for applicable professions
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam as applicable
• Competency Exam as applicable to specialty

Facility-Specific & Health Requirements

• Proof of current auto insurance required (for positions involving driving)
• Completion of Acceptable Use Policy prior to start
• Flu and COVID vaccination or facility-specific declination forms required
• Physical exam within last 12 months (not required annually)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within required timeframes
• Annual TB Questionnaire required
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B
  • Varicella
• 9 Panel Drug Screen within last 12 months (instant acceptable)

Employment History & References

• Full 7 years of work history required on application with no gaps
• Employment history verification for 7 years required within 90 days of start
• Professional references required:

  • 2 for Travel, Allied, Per Diem Acute Care
  • 1 for Per Diem Non-Acute Care
• References must be recent (within 2 years) and for some states completed within 90 days of start

This position is ideal for a Physical Therapist with home health experience, comfortable working in a geriatric patient population, and able to meet documentation and communication standards in a travel contract role.