Physical Therapist FT Utah County Sign On Bonus

At Harmony Home Health and Hospice, LLC., we believe in creating a vibrant and supportive work environment where our team members feel valued and motivated to make a difference. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and fun. Join us in our mission to "impact the lives of everyone we touch in a very meaningful, sincere, and deliberate way every single day". While providing exceptional care and support to our community.

Summary
This position evaluates and treats patients with neurological, musculoskeletal and/or integumentary pathologies and/or other acute or chronic physical ailments through the use of skilled physical therapy techniques used to relieve pain, restore physical functioning and promote independence. The position also frequently involves patient and family education, and advocacy for adaptive equipment when needed, to support the prevention of disabilities and/or reoccurrence of injury. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities *
The following information is intended to be representative of the work to be performed by incumbents in this position and is not all-inclusive. 
•    Provide therapeutic treatments and evaluation of equipment needs as applicable.
•    Develop and revise the plan of care in consultation with the physician and other care-team members.  
•    Evaluate the home environment and make recommendations for safety or other adaptations.
•    Conduct initial and ongoing assessments to determine level of functioning, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points.
•    Establish plan of care and goals based on the referral and evaluation of functional skills; joint mobility; gait; developmental reflexes; muscle strength, tone, and coordination; sensation tests; and other measures to help ensure rapid patient recovery.
•    Implement therapy according to the established plan, utilizing appropriate procedure, equipment and techniques within the scope of physical therapy.
•    Observe and report findings about the patient’s condition to the attending physician and other agency staff, and document information in the patient’s record
•    Potential participation in wound management through wound debridement, dressing changes, exercise, stretching and splinting.
•    Recommend adaptive equipment, complete the equipment justification forms and arrange for the delivery of equipment.
•    Evaluate outcomes of care and assess patient progress and make recommendations regarding discharge.
•    Consult and co-treat with other patient care team members to discuss patient progress, set objectives for patient treatment and integrate physical treatment with other activities. 
•    Professional and appropriate communication with other disciplines providing care. 

•    Establish and maintain effective communication and a professional relationship with client, families, and coworkers. 
•    Educate the patient and/or the caregiver about the findings of the evaluation, established goals of the physical therapy program, plan of care, home programs, injury prevention and other related information.
•    Prepare clinical and progress notes in alignment with agency policies.
•    Evaluate home and/or work environments and makes physical modifications or ergonomic recommendations.
•    Provide written instructions for the home health aide to promote re-enforcement of therapy services
•    Perform supervisory visits with or without physical therapist assistant or home health aide’s presence at least every 10th visit if there is a designated therapy skill being performed in the home. 
o    Understand all treatment and services being supervised.
o    Understand responsibilities associated with each level of care provided by staff under Therapist supervision 
•    Potential assistance with departmental program development and mentoring physical therapy students.
•    Participate in and provide in-services for staff, other departments and the community.
•    Provide documentation of patient care according to established standard criteria.
•    Participate in continuous quality improvement.
•    Supervise the patient care activities of physical therapy assistants and rehabilitation aides.
•    Participate in medical conferences, continuing education courses and other related activities. 
•    Attend case conference and staff meet