Job: Licensed Physical Therapist- Home Health

Immediate Part Time Opportunities throughout Greater Houston!

Job Purpose:

Restores patient's function, alleviates pain, and prevents disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed physical therapy.

Duties:

* 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 and accept therapeutic devices 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.

* Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.

* Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers; contributing to patient care conferences.

* 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 utililzing a computerized point of care system.

* Maintains patient confidence and protects agency operations by keeping information confidential.

* Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

* Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Home Health Resources was established in 1996, and is locally owned and operated by Susan Smith, RN. We are a state licensed, Medicare-certified agency that is accredited by The Joint Commission. Home Health Resources provides home health nursing, therapy, out-patient therapy, personal care, and private duty home health services throughout the Greater Houston area. Home Health Resources has been named to the Top Agency List three (3) years in a row by HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health providers in the United States. Home Health Resources is an industry leader, performing above the state and national averages in patient outcomes.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering a range of benefits including health/medical insurance, matching 401(k), profit sharing, a merit bonus plan, mileage reimbursement, and paid holidays. We provide education and training to keep you current in your field of practice.

Currently licensed at a Physical Therapist in good standing in the state of Texas;

A minimum of one (1) year experience in home health, rehab or outpatient therapy setting is required;

CPR certified;