Home Health Physical Therapist - Wooster, OH, United States - Midwest Family of Companies

Description

Home Health:
Physical Therapist


Community Health Network:
At CHN we strive to provide our adults and youth with nothing but the best care.

With each day comes a reward, a reward of knowing you have touched one's heart, and are on your way to making a positive difference.

CHN is currently looking for a Full Time Physical Therapist in Wayne and Stark Counties.

If you have a passion for working one on one with people and are interested in helping us to better serve people with disabilities, we'd like to talk with you.

Work for a growing, person-centered company:
Competitive starting wage
Open and direct communication with your supervisors
Meaningful, patient centered work
Mileage reimbursement


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is directly supervised by the administrator, Therapy Coordinator, and/or Director of Nursing within community Health Network, LTD.

Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results, determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.

Helps patient accomplish treatment plan by administering manual exercises, instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as nonmanual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages; initiating traction; applying physical agents; directing treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.

Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing home exercise programs; instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
Maintains patient confidence by keeping information confidential.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:
Current licensure in good standing with the OTPTAT licensing board
Professional work experience in related setting

Job Location:
Wayne County, Stark County

Required:
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
Current license in good standing with the OTPTAT licensing board
BLS for Healthcare Providers
American Heart or Red Cross
Driver's license
Two professional references
Auto insurance
Social Security Card