UNITED: PT, OT, COTA, PTA (HOME HEALTH)
Location: Redding California
Description: United Health Care Staffing is currently interviewing UNITED: PT, OT, COTA, PTA (HOME HEALTH) right now, this position will be placed in California. Detailed specification about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Looking for Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, COTA and PTA
HOME HEALTH
Therapist provides home care services to home health patients in community based and/or facility settings. This position may provide therapy services to patients in the home health, hospice, home infusion, palliative care, or other programs under the direction of the patient's physician(s) to provide quality health care outcomes and facilitate the achievement of maximum independence of the patient utilizing health care resources within homes and the community.
This care is provided through coordinating the delivery of high quality, cost-effective skilled, rehabilitative or palliative care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Contact: United Health Care Staffing - email: jobs@uhcstaffing.com and phone # 408-441-9200 and talk to our staffing coordinator
Essential Functions:
: Provides skilled physical therapy services consistent with agency policy, state practice acts, and applicable state and federal regulations as directed by the patient's physician.
: Demonstrates professional behavior supporting regional and departmental policies, procedures goals and values. Activities include performing initial and ongoing assessments of patient rehab potential, functional needs and abilities, activity tolerance, mobility, safety in the home environment, equipment needs, compliance with physician ordered care (including medications), psychosocial status, need for community resources and Continuing Care Services. Actively seeks opportunity for continued professional growth and knowledge.
: Develops and implements an individualized care plan utilizing departmental and community resources in a cost-effective manner. Skilled plan of physical therapy care includes therapeutic exercises/activities, modalities, adaptive equipment based on patient assessment and understanding of treatment risks and benefits relevant to the patient's medical condition, rehabilitation potential and prognosis.
: Coordinates the delivery of physical therapy care with nursing, social work, aide and therapy to providers which results in effective utilization of resources and the timely attainment of achievable rehabilitation and/or palliative care goals. Supervise physical therapy assistants through on-site evaluation of the provision of care, conferencing and review of their documentation according to State Practice Act and agency policy/procedure. Provide supervision of the home health aide plan of care within state/federal guidelines.
: Participates in quality and performance improvement activities within the department including, but not limited to, measurement and continuous improvement of clinical competency, regulatory compliance, outcome achievement, resource management, work team performance, and customer satisfaction.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
:Working knowledge of the managed care industry. :Knowledge of Medicare regulations/requirements. :Working knowledge of palliative care for the terminally ill patient. :Knowledgeable of the care for the chronically ill and frail elderly. :Excellent time management, problem solving and customer service skills. :Excellent written and verbal communication skills. :Able to work autonomously and manage their caseload. :Operational knowledge of computerized clinical documentation and office application systems including the use of laptop/notebook computers.
Contact: United Health Care Staffing - email: jobs@uhcstaffing.com and phone # 408-441-9200 and talk to our staffing coordinator
keywords: Home Health, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, OTR, PT, PTA, Physical therapy assistant, Physical Therapy, home visits, L-PT, OTR-L, occupational therapy, COTA, certified occupational therapy assistant, Skilled nursing, home health
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This position starts available on: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:32:57 GMT