PRN Home Health Physical Therapist-TheraCare College Station
Company: Cantex Continuing Care Network
Location: Carrollton
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location
TheraCare Home Health-College Station 171 - CARROLLTON, TX
Position Type
Per Diem
Travel Percentage
Road Warrior
Job Shift
Any
Description
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the heart of Cantex. We are
committed to a culture that respects our differences and values the
contributions of all people.
Please visit cantexcc.com for more information on this
location.
Job Summary:
The overall purpose of the PT Case Manager position is to conduct
all aspects of supervision and management of patient care,
including PTA and HHA supervision, case conferences and discharge
planning to enable the agency to identify the medically related
social and emotional needs of the patients. This position will
promote patients' potential during their home health episode and
collaborates with physician, clinical team and patient in
preparation for discharge.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Physical Therapist licensed per the state requirements.
- Skills in communication, documentation, assessment, and social
work methods and techniques.
- Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.
Case Manager Essential Functions:
- Supervises and manages all aspects of patient care, including
PTA and HHA supervision.
- Coordinates the distribution of visits among all disciplines
(SN, PT, OT, ST, MSW, HHA) after the Start of Care, Recertification
or Resumption of Care is completed, and coordinates POC with the
physician. Ensures all visits are provided as ordered.
- Initiates referrals to appropriate ancillary services i.e.
podiatry, community services.
- Facilitates interdisciplinary communication to ensure that
patients needs and expectation for services provided are understood
and to ensure optimization of service delivery and patient
progress.
- Leads weekly interdisciplinary case conferences for patient
caseload, and contributes to the development of care plans for
patients.
- Establishes specific social action plans and realistic goals
for each patient consistent with medically related social and
emotional needs.
- With the Administrator, interprets and promotes patients'
rights and the "Patients' Bill of Rights".
- Coordinates all aspects of discharge planning with patients,
clinical team and agency.
- Provides individual and group help for patients and families at
times of adjustment, crisis or particular need.
- Completes all necessary and supportive
documentation-evaluations/re-evaluations, visit notes and
discharges, in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Ability to function as a team leader/role model.
- Serves on various committees as requested by
Administrator.
- Has reviewed TheraCare Home Health Clinical Policies and
Procedures on Abuse Prevention and knows the employee's
responsibility to enforce it.
- Responsible for assuring patient safety.
- Performs other duties/tasks as assigned.
PT essential functions:
- Screens, evaluates, and treats patients.
- Evaluates patient within two working days of Start of
Care.
- Completes a comprehensive evaluation using appropriate
evaluation and assessment tools and procedures.
- Reviews patient records for current diagnoses, past medical
history, precautions and contraindications
- Establishes relevant, objective, measurable and functional
goals with stated timeframes.
- Develops individualized plan of care and monitors progress
toward stated goals
- Supervises and manages all aspects of physical therapy in
patient care, including PTA supervision in accordance with state
practice act. May also provide Home Health Aide supervision as
needed per regulation.
- Documents all visits at point of care accurately and
thoroughly, reflecting medical necessity and skilled need for
physical therapy services according to accepted regulatory,
corporate and professional guidelines.
- Maintains supervisory oversight for documentation completed by
Physical Therapy Assistant(s).
- Performs re-evaluations as required to update and progress plan
of care and provides updates to clinical team, physician, patient
and caregiver as indicated.
- Participates in interdisciplinary communication to ensure that
patients needs and expectation for services provided are understood
and to ensure optimization of service delivery and patient
progress.
- Participates in weekly case conferences.
- Participates in in-service training programs.
- Establishes and instructs patients and caregivers in patient
specific maintenance programs.
- Participates in all aspects of discharge planning with
patients, clinical team and agency.
- Complies with state regulations and national standards as they
apply to the practice of Physical Therapy.
- Responsible for assuring patient safety.
- Performs other duties/tasks as assigned.
- Every SOC, ROC and recertification will be reported to the team
via HIPAA-compliant text messaging or email to include discipline
orders, frequencies and any pertinent information the team needs to
provide care.
- All OASIS documentation will be completed and synched by 9:00AM
the following day, 7 days per week.
- All PTs may be required to participate in the on call weekend
rotation, including PRN staff. The size of each branch will
determine the frequency of on call responsibility.
- Full time staff may be required to work a minimum of one major
and one minor holiday each year and could have additional holiday
coverage requirements depending on the size of branch and number of
staff in the agency location.
- PRN staff may be required to work one major and one minor
holiday each year, may be required to work at least 2 weekend days
each month, and complete a minimum of 5 visits each month unless on
an approved leave of absence status, depending on the needs of
their location.
We are an Equal opportunity employer.
Keywords: Cantex Continuing Care Network, Carrollton , PRN Home Health Physical Therapist-TheraCare College Station, Healthcare , Carrollton, Texas
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