Home Health Physical Therapist Full Time

<div><p><strong><em>Position Overview</em></strong></p><p>Aveanna Healthcare has grown tremendously during the past year through a series of exciting acquisitions and we are currently looking for a <strong>Physical Therapist (PT) </strong>to join our dynamic home health care team. In this position, you make it possible for patients to recuperate from illness or injury in the comfort of their own home.</p><p><em>Schedule: Monday - Friday visits for Downtown Birmingham w/Saturday on-call rotation</em></p><p><strong>Essential Job Functions:</strong></p><ul><li>Perform initial and ongoing assessments to evaluate mobility, coordination, strength and current level of function. </li><li>Responsible for administration, evaluation, and interpretation of tests and measurements to determine functional goals and outcomes. </li><li>Provide a written evaluation and plan of care defining physical therapy needs, goals, progress and expected outcomes. </li><li>Delivery of physical therapy services to comply with prescribed physician orders. </li><li>Maintains plan of care by performing timely documentation of client performance, modifying goals and treatment as needed, and determine discharge care plans as appropriate. </li><li>Responsible for discharge planning, including collaborating and educating the patient and his/her caretakers on home exercise plan to follow discharge. </li><li>Participates in coordination of services with health care team, physicians, parent/guardians, nurses, etc. </li><li>Documents according to policy and procedure and requires minimal supervision or instruction. </li><li>Documents effectively resulting in no technical or clinical denials subsequent to review of documentation by payers </li><li>Maintain effective communication between staff, healthcare team members and family. Serve as a resource consultant for clinical staff. </li><li>Supervises other personnel (PTA, HHA) as applicable. </li><li>Completes OASIS assessments where allowed by state professional practice and regulation. </li><li>Follow policies and procedures and conforms to all applicable patient care standards, licensure regulations and state laws. </li><li>Maintain effective communication between staff, healthcare team members and family. Serve as a resource consultant for clinical staff. </li><li>Supervises other personnel (OTA, HHA) as applicable. </li><li>Completes OASIS assessments where allowed by state professional practice and regulation.</li></ul><p><strong>Aveanna Healthcare Offers:</strong></p><ul><li>401(k) with match </li><li>Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for employees at 30+ hours</li><li>Tuition Discounts and Reimbursement </li><li>PTO, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays</li></ul><p><strong><em>Requirements: </em></strong></p><ul><li>Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited university/program. </li><li>Current, unrestricted state license as a Physical Therapist in the state of practice </li><li>Valid CPR</li></ul><p><strong><em>Preferred: </em></strong></p><ul><li>Strong organization and communication skills </li><li>Attention to detail </li><li>Time management </li><li>Proven relationship-builder </li><li>Experience in Home Health Therapy and completion of OASIS documentation</li></ul></div><p>HHH</p><p>As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.</p><p><a href="https://www.aveanna.com/CaliforniaPrivacyNotices.html">Notice for Job Applicants Residing in California</a></p><p><a href="https://info.flclearinghouse.com/">Notice for Job Applicants Residing in Florida</a></p>