Home Health Physical Therapist PD Los Angeles, CA
In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, provides independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence. Teaches patient/family and caregivers preventative and rehabilitative procedures. Develops and coordinates the plan of care and provides case management.
Essential Functions:
Responsible for coordination of service in the home of Home Health Care patients and their families in the home.
Upon orders of the physician and under the direct physical therapy care services in the patient's homes.
The PT will develop, implement and document the plan of care, which includes coordination of care with Social Services, Nursing, therapies as needed, and direction and supervision of CHHA's. Assess physical and psychosocial status and home environment.
Develops, implements and documents, according to State and Federal regulations, implement the plan of treatment for patients. Communicates with physicians concerning treatment plan and course.
Supervises Home Health Aides.
Attends and participates in team meetings, in services and committees.
Completes documentation in a timely manner.
Evaluates patients and interprets evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction.
Establishes treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals.
Initiates discharge planning for physical therapy.
Implements the plan of care through direct treatment of the patient, delegates a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinates the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
Provides advice and education to patient and family.
Regularly reassesses clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.
Discharges patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
In accordance with agency policy, provides accurate, timely documentation of physical therapy patient management.
Participates in appropriate and approved educational and clinical research activities in physical therapy.
Participates in specialized patient care clinics outside the department.
Assists in the development, implementation, and review of departmental patient care programs.
Performs other duties as needed in the areas of staff education, departmental operations, and departmental projects.
Supervises the work of Home Health Aides according to regulation and agency policy.
Demonstrates on-going progress toward meeting the criteria for professional practice.
Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures
Qualifications:
Notes:
- This is a Per Diem position, schedule varies according to department needs.
- Must be able to rotate into weekend and holiday schedule
-Requires travel to Medical Centers, Member Residence and MedicalOffices.
-Reliable transportation
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy curriculum with a Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral degree with certification in Physical Therapy or foreign-trained equivalent.
- Current license to practice as a physical therapist in California.
- Current & valid CA Driver's license
- Proof of auto insurance
- American Heart Association approved BLS
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) required as of May 23, 2007.
- One (1) year of Home health/ Hospice experience as a Clinical Physical Therapist
- Effective Communication and Negotiation and Leadership skills
- Must have at least two (2)years experience in physical therapy.
- Clinically skilled to detect early warning signs of complications including medical assessments of skin integrity, mentation.
- Ability to differentiate emergent versus non emergent patient care status.
- Ability to look at patient holistically, not just body part or functional ability.
- Competency to remove staples/sutures in the home.
- Commitment to Service Orientation.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
- Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors
Preferred Qualifications:
- Home Care / Hospice / Palliative experience
- Med-Surg and Orthopedics experience
- Computer knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Access applications
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