Weekend Physical Therapist (PT) - Per Diem Float

Weekend Physical Therapist (PT) - Per Diem Float

Our core values of community, compassion, empowerment, and excellence are at the heart of our culture and everything we do. We are seeking to hire a Weekend Physical Therapist (PT) - Per Diem Float to provide trusted, compassionate, and expert home care to the community. This is a weekend position, Saturday and Sunday, scheduled for 8-hour shifts.

Job Description

• Work with clients one-on-one in their home environment focusing on functional mobility, fall prevention, and home safety.
• Develop and implement creative and evidence-based individual care plans that will enhance clients' quality of life in their own home.
• Assess client's rehabilitation needs and potential to develop a physical therapy program which may include therapeutic exercises, gait training, use of adaptive equipment, and management of orthotic and prosthetic devices.
• Collaborate with appropriate members of the health care team to provide physical therapy as well as other services determined necessary.
• Regularly participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and document patient information as needed.
• Instruct clients and family members regarding rehabilitative therapy as part of the plan of care resulting in the client/family assuming increased responsibility for care when appropriate.
• Provide educational programs as required to prepare other corporation personnel to assist in client's plan of treatment.
• Delegate appropriate tasks/assignments to PTAs.
• Maintain a productivity average of 4.5 visits a day including completion of all necessary and accompanying documentation within 24 hours.

Requirements

• NH PT License (DPT preferred).
• Home care experience beneficial, although we will train the right individual.
• Proof of flu vaccination.
• Reliable transportation.
• Valid driver's license.
• Automobile insurance.
• Physical exam within the last year.
• Two-step TB test.

Benefits

• Retirement account.
• Longevity benefit.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Continuing education.
• Cell phone discount.
• Gym discount.
• AAA membership.

Community Overview

Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice is a mid-sized agency, providing home health care, hospice, palliative, and personal care services to people of all ages in 32 towns in the Lake Sunapee, Connecticut Valley, and Upper Valley regions of New Hampshire.

Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice is an Equal Opportunity Employer.