Physical Therapist - Home Health

Description

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Summary:
This is complex professional level work involving the evaluation of patient disabilities, planning, and administration of physical therapy treatments. Incumbents complete documentation instruct patients and families and participate in clinical program development and management. Work is performed with all treatments being prescribed by a physician. Employees are expected to exercise initiative and discretion in formulating a program of treatments to meet the needs of individual patients. Work is reviewed and evaluated by physicians or therapist supervisors.

Responsibilities:
1. Administers physical therapy treatment in a variety of modalities. Therapy includes therapeutic exercise, gait training, balance activities, airway clearance techniques, soft tissue or joint mobilization, aquatics, orthotic fabrication and other techniques.
2. Consults regarding adaptive equipment needs and recommends ambulatory assistive devices, orthotics, wheelchairs, seating equipment, postural equipment and safety equipment. Teaches patient and family to use adaptive devices safely.
3. Documents physical therapy evaluation, re-evaluation and treatments in the medical record. Completes forms for treatment authorization, re-certification, etc. as required for insurance, referring physicians or others. Completes department records for billing and statistics.
4. Provides clinical supervision and teaching for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant students. Plans orientation, caseload and other learning activities and provides regular feedback and coaching to student. Completes formal evaluation of the student's performance.
5. Selects and performs the appropriate diagnostic tests to evaluate patients and to identify and assess problems for inculsion in the physical therapy treatment plan.
6. Sets treatment goals and devises a therapeutic treatment plan for the patient. Evaluates and adjusts treatment plan in response to the patient's changing condition, prognosis and discharge plans.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Graduation from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* - Licensed as a Physical Therapist in the state of North Carolina.
* - BLS
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Two (2) years of experience as a licensed Physical Therapist, including one (1) year in the specialty field.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Home Hlth Administration

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$35.52 - $51.05 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.