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Central Florida Communities, Inc. Physical Therapist Assistant Home Care in Winter Park, Florida
We provide the flexibility you need to fit your life – and your priorities. Interim HealthCare of Greater Orlando offers home health, private duty, and health care staffing opportunities for a wide variety of health care professionals and caregivers.
We’re looking for caring, qualified individuals to become a part of our health care team.
If you are committed to providing quality care, then we want you. We're presently increasing our employee base in order to continue meeting the growing demand for our services.
Work as much or as little as you want with flexible scheduling to meet your individual needs. We have full-time and part-time home care and health care facility assignments available that may be just right for you.
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Facility Name and Address:
I nterim HealthCare
Winter Park, FL 32792
Purpose:
Physical therapy services are provided for treating impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or changes in physical function and health status. The treatment and intervention provided is in accordance with the patient’s plan of care, accepted professional standards of physical therapy practice, applicable law and regulation, as well as applicable Interim HealthCare policies and procedures.
Essential Duties:
Assists the physician or other licensed practitioner in evaluating the level of patient function and performance and equipment needs as well as in developing the resulting plan of care/treatment including appropriate long and short-term treatment goals, selection of interventions, and the intensity, frequency and duration of services to meet the needs of an individual patient.
Completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments at appropriate time points as assigned.
Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
Participates in the development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
Provides interventions and therapeutic treatment in accordance with the physician certified plan of care and physical therapy professional standards of practice.
Regularly assesses changes in the patient’s status since the last visit/treatment day, and determines whether the planned services should be modified, performing a re-evaluation and obtaining revision orders from the physician as indicated.
Advises and consults with the family and/or other caregivers to promote the patient progress toward mutually agreed upon goals and planning for discharge.
Counsels and educates the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals and in meeting healthcare related needs.
Effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care to promote the coordination of patient care and planning for discharge.
Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.
Completes and submits timely, legible, accurate, relevant and sufficient documentation (written or electronic) addressing the treatment and interventions provided, the patient’s response to the treatment and interventions, and the patient’s progress toward goals in accordance with professional standards of practice, policy and procedures, and payor requirements.
Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.
Participates in in-services or training, as requested.
Participates in the Office’s Emergency Preparedness program, as requested.
Supervises professional and paraprofessional staff, as assigned, including physical therapist assistants.
Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
Access personal health information (“PHI”) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
Required Qualification:
Current licensure, if applicable, as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state(s) in which he or she will practice.
In the last five (5) years, two (2) years of experience as a physical therapist that is relevant to the patient population assigned preferred.
Must be 18 years of age
CPR Certified
Must pass Drug Screening
Valid Driver’s license and current auto insurance
Working Conditions:
Standard use of work station
Frequent bending and standing
Required Materials:
Resume
2 Work References
Letter of Interest
Drug Free Workplace
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check and sex offender registry check will be required for the finalist under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
DSI Management, LLC and all supported companies, as an equal opportunity employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. The company is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, disability, religion, or veteran status.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents) to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment with the company.
E-Verify:
DSI Management, LLC and all supported companies use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
E-Verify Poster (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf) [PDF]
Right To Work Poster [PDF]