Posted 10/03/2024
The Holyoke Visiting Nurses Association, Inc. is looking to hire a Physical Therapist to work Per Diem (including weekends). The Physical Therapist will work with an experienced multidisciplinary team of clinicians providing evaluation, treatment planning and implementation for home bound patients referred for therapy at Holyoke VNA.
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive rehabilitation services for members of the community.
- Perform a comprehensive assessment including physiological, psychological and environmental factors. Utilize appropriate techniques and materials.
- Encourage and promote patient/family independence.
- Develop, evaluate, and revise patient care goals in conjunction with the patient and family.
- Coordinate goal directed, cost-effective care for primary patients and demonstrate appropriate use of community resources to deliver comprehensive individualized care.
- Communicate with MD, family and interdisciplinary care providers to clarify care and increase awareness of significant changes in condition in a timely manner.
- Maintain effective working relationships with patients/families, referral sources, physicians, community resources and insurance representatives.
- Provide patients and families with appropriate information and materials necessary to support the learning process, i.e., home exercise program sheets and instruction sheets. Document teaching and learner response to teachings.
This position will allow you to utilize and develop your skills in case management, fall prevention, specialty equipment ordering, wound care and more.
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