[Hiring] Physical Therapist @BAYADA Home Health Care

Role Description

As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA Physical Therapist, you’ll use your clinical skills and compassionate heart to treat patients where they want to be the most – in the comfort of their own home.

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform diagnostic tests and measurements, such as:
  • mobility/range of joints
  • transfer status
  • stability
  • patterns and appearance of ambulation
  • strength and endurance of muscles
  • balance testing
  • safety assessments
• Implement integumentary protective interventions to prevent wound formation and promote wound repair utilizing evidence-based dressings and topical agents.
• Develop and implement appropriate individualized care plans, including:
  • manual therapeutic exercises
  • gait training
  • balance
  • other interventions
• Continually assess and revise the Physical Therapy - PT care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct clients, family members, or other client representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to client care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Qualifications

• Active and current license to practice as a professional Physical Therapist (PT) in the state of PA
• Previous home healthcare experience welcomed, but not required. We will train you.
• Ability to travel to cases as assigned
• A calm and reassuring presence
• Active listening skills
• Excellent assessment skills
• Strong written and verbal communication
• The ability to deliver patient care with compassion, excellence, and reliability

Benefits

• Flexible schedules for work/life balance: full-time, part-time, and per-diem. Scheduling is primarily during the daytime hours.
• 1:1 hands-on training supplemented with virtual learning.
• Ability to perform 1:1 direct client care and advocate for clients’ needs.
• 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger care team with the highest safety standards.
• PTO and benefits offerings based on commitment level.
• Continued education and training; tuition reimbursement.