AdventHealth Home Care West FL
Physical Therapist Care Manager Home Care
AdventHealth Home Care West FL, Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States, 34869
aAll the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:Benefits from Day OnePaid Days Off from Day OneCareer DevelopmentOur promise to you:Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.Schedule: Full TimeShift : Days, Primarily M-F, 8am-5pm.Location: This position will conduct patient home care visits in the Pinellas County area.The community youll be caring for:Faith based and Mission driven agencyFlexible schedulingOne-on-one patient care in the patients home environmentJoint Commission Deemed Status accredited agencyCompetitive pay with no state income taxCommitment to workplace wellness and exceptional health and benefits offerings
The role youll contribute:The Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) Care Manager is a professional therapist who coordinates and directs the home care patients services based on individual patient needs. The PT Care Manager is responsible for independent management of the Home Health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. The PT is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, interdisciplinary conferencing takes pace regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed. Relevant knowledge and experience is consistently applied to new patient populations. The PT Care Manager cares for a caseload of home health patients requiring therapy as the primary service by evaluating the patient for appropriateness of home health and developing the home care plan in conjunction with the physician. S/he educates patients, families, caregivers and community providers to safely perform care. S/he provides follow up by evaluating effectiveness of the home care plan, and monitoring patient/familys response to the plan to achieve patient/family goals and top decile outcomes. The PT Care Manager also identifies performance improvement and home health standard of care initiatives and assists to design or implement programs to address needed changes.The value youll bring to the team:Coordinates and directs the care of a caseload of home patients requiring physical therapy as the primary skill.Provides comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for that caseload as the primary Care Manager.Sets priorities of home care caseload adapting to the changing needs of the home care patients and families. Optimizes schedule daily to support productivity, efficiency and maintain best practice visit utilization.Performs an evaluation, assessing function using a method which objectively measures activities of daily living such as, but not limited to, eating, swallowing, bathing, dressing, toileting, walking, climbing stairs, using assistive devices and mental and cognitive factors, documenting the measurement results in the clinical record.Utilizing assessment data, formulates a patient specific plan of care along with the patient, family and physician which is feasible within the physical, financial and emotional resources of the family.Establishes individualized, realistic, measurable patient centered goals in consultation with the patient, family and other health care providers including goals to improve or stabilize patients medical condition, functional abilities and promote independence.Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient when developing the plan of care.Periodically reassess the patient every 30 days:provide the ordered therapy service, functionally reassess the patient and compare the resultant measurement to prior assessment measurements.Document the measurements in the clinical record along with the therapists determination of the effectiveness or therapy or lack thereof.
The expertise and experiences youll need to succeed:Minimum qualifications :Field supervision: Effectively delegates and supervises delegated care, e.g., care provided by the home health aide and the physical therapy assistantsFunctions with a high degree of independenceAbility to delegate tasks to appropriate personnel as indicated by skill level and professional standingStrong computer and technology skillsCurrent Physical Therapy License in State of PracticeValid Drivers License and current car insuranceBLS certifiedMinimum of one-year relevant clinical physical therapy experienceMasters Degree in Physical Therapy
Preferred qualifications:Home Health Case-Manager CertificationCOS-C CertificationA working knowledge of community resources and an ability to refers patients and families appropriatelyHome Care Regulations and Third-Party Reimbursement as it impacts care deliveryRecent, relevant experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency as a case-manager
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.Category: Home CareOrganization: AdventHealth Home Care West FLSchedule: Full-timeShift: 1 - DayReq ID: 24033343We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.
The role youll contribute:The Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) Care Manager is a professional therapist who coordinates and directs the home care patients services based on individual patient needs. The PT Care Manager is responsible for independent management of the Home Health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. The PT is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, interdisciplinary conferencing takes pace regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed. Relevant knowledge and experience is consistently applied to new patient populations. The PT Care Manager cares for a caseload of home health patients requiring therapy as the primary service by evaluating the patient for appropriateness of home health and developing the home care plan in conjunction with the physician. S/he educates patients, families, caregivers and community providers to safely perform care. S/he provides follow up by evaluating effectiveness of the home care plan, and monitoring patient/familys response to the plan to achieve patient/family goals and top decile outcomes. The PT Care Manager also identifies performance improvement and home health standard of care initiatives and assists to design or implement programs to address needed changes.The value youll bring to the team:Coordinates and directs the care of a caseload of home patients requiring physical therapy as the primary skill.Provides comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for that caseload as the primary Care Manager.Sets priorities of home care caseload adapting to the changing needs of the home care patients and families. Optimizes schedule daily to support productivity, efficiency and maintain best practice visit utilization.Performs an evaluation, assessing function using a method which objectively measures activities of daily living such as, but not limited to, eating, swallowing, bathing, dressing, toileting, walking, climbing stairs, using assistive devices and mental and cognitive factors, documenting the measurement results in the clinical record.Utilizing assessment data, formulates a patient specific plan of care along with the patient, family and physician which is feasible within the physical, financial and emotional resources of the family.Establishes individualized, realistic, measurable patient centered goals in consultation with the patient, family and other health care providers including goals to improve or stabilize patients medical condition, functional abilities and promote independence.Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient when developing the plan of care.Periodically reassess the patient every 30 days:provide the ordered therapy service, functionally reassess the patient and compare the resultant measurement to prior assessment measurements.Document the measurements in the clinical record along with the therapists determination of the effectiveness or therapy or lack thereof.
The expertise and experiences youll need to succeed:Minimum qualifications :Field supervision: Effectively delegates and supervises delegated care, e.g., care provided by the home health aide and the physical therapy assistantsFunctions with a high degree of independenceAbility to delegate tasks to appropriate personnel as indicated by skill level and professional standingStrong computer and technology skillsCurrent Physical Therapy License in State of PracticeValid Drivers License and current car insuranceBLS certifiedMinimum of one-year relevant clinical physical therapy experienceMasters Degree in Physical Therapy
Preferred qualifications:Home Health Case-Manager CertificationCOS-C CertificationA working knowledge of community resources and an ability to refers patients and families appropriatelyHome Care Regulations and Third-Party Reimbursement as it impacts care deliveryRecent, relevant experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency as a case-manager
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.Category: Home CareOrganization: AdventHealth Home Care West FLSchedule: Full-timeShift: 1 - DayReq ID: 24033343We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.