Physical Therapist Home Health at BJC

Additional Information About the Role Do you want to support patients in their home? Are you looking for a new adventure, where you can control your schedule and build patient relationships? BJC Home Care is hiring a Physical Therapist to join their St. Louis metro team! Schedule Full time Day shift 8a-4:30p Region Central St. Louis City/County Benefits Mileage reimbursement $2,500 sign on bonus *must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on-call *Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry #LI-TP1 Overview BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs. BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country. The Metro St. Louis Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in the metropolitan St. Louis area and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care. Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Provides direct patient care activities to home care or home health patients according to physician orders in the home environment including assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, implementation and instruction/supervision of physical therapy practice. Responsibilities Instructs and assists patient to perform various physical activities and in use of assistive and supportive devices such as crutches, canes, and prostheses. Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures. Re-evaluates patient and adapts treatment program accordingly to achieve maximum benefit. Confers with physician and other practitioners to obtain additional information, suggest revisions in treatment plan and to integrate physical therapy treatment with other aspects of patients‘ care. Evaluates, fits and adjusts prosthetic and orthotic devices and recommends modifications to Orthotist. Minimum Requirements Education Bachelor's Degree - Physical Therapy (PT) Experience No Experience Supervisor Experience No Experience Licenses