Commonwealth

Therapist

• Provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs, including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments
• Establish a treatment plan in consultation with the physician and revise it with the approval of the physician as necessary
• Assist in development and implementation of the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to Physical Therapy
• Assist the physician in evaluating clients by applying diagnostic and prognostic muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests
• Treat clients to relieve pain, develop or restore functional and maintain maximum performance, using physical means, such as exercise
• Consult and familiarize staff regarding the established plan
• Teach, supervise, and counsel the family and client in the physical therapy program
• Instruct client in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes and prosthetic and orthotic devices
• Provide the equipment required to carry out the plan.
• Arrange for out‐client service for procedures which cannot be given at home
• Record on a timely basis all evaluation data, treatments, and client's response to therapy intervention; Also records quality assurance data
• Prepare an assessment of the client's condition and periodic evaluations and summaries.
• Supervise Physical Therapy Assistants and paraprofessionals as per agency policy
• Record and report to the physician the client's reaction to treatment and /or any changes in the client's condition
• Communicate with the physician at least every 30 days or whenever changes occur regarding the client’s status and obtain additional orders, if necessary.
• Communicate with other team members (including Home attendants) and, when appropriate, instructs them in certain phases of physical therapy that they may use while working with the client
• Write clinical/progress notes on the date of the visit and incorporate the same in the client's record within 72 hours.
• Participate in case conferences, physical therapy staff meetings, agency activities and in‐service programs as necessary

Physical Therapist – PRN/FT/PT