Physical Therapist - Physical Therapist - Contract

Job Description Physical Therapist (Home Health Travel Assignment | Smyrna Health & Wellness Center, Smyrna, DE)

Assignment Details

• Facility: Smyrna Health & Wellness Center Smyrna, DE
• Position: Physical Therapist (Travel)
• Duration: 13 Weeks
• Schedule: MondayFriday, 8-hour day shifts (40 hours/week)
• Guaranteed Weekly Hours: 40
• Pay Cycle: Weekly Pay
• On-Call/Weekends: To be discussed with the facility
• Local Radius: 50-mile radius applies for local pay rate
• Credentialing: Allow approximately 5 weeks for credentialing. Non-Delaware licensed candidates must complete in-person fingerprinting in Delaware after acceptance.
• Fingerprint results typically take 34 weeks to process.
• Required Experience: Home Health experience with proficiency in OASIS documentation.
• Dress Code: Teal scrubs.
• Expected Start Date: August 17.

• Provide skilled physical therapy services to adult and geriatric patients in a home health setting throughout Sussex County, Delaware.
• Perform comprehensive initial evaluations, reassessments, OASIS assessments, and develop individualized treatment plans based on physician orders and patient goals.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions including therapeutic exercises, gait training, balance training, mobility training, strengthening, transfer training, and fall prevention.
• Educate patients and caregivers on home exercise programs, assistive devices, pain management, disease processes, and strategies to maximize functional independence.
• Maintain accurate and timely OASIS and daily clinical documentation while meeting productivity expectations within an 8-hour workday.
• Manage a daily caseload consisting of approximately 6 revisits (typically including one evaluation) or 45 revisits and one admission.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, speech therapists, social workers, and case managers to coordinate comprehensive patient-centered care.
• Assess patient progress, modify treatment plans as appropriate, and communicate changes in patient condition to the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Ensure compliance with Medicare regulations, agency policies, infection prevention standards, and home health documentation requirements.
• Travel independently to patient homes within the assigned territory, with occasional coverage outside the primary region as operational needs require.
• Primarily provide care within one of the following service regions:
  • Georgetown Region: Georgetown, Harbeson, Ellendale, and Millsboro.
  • Lewes/Rehoboth Beach Region: Lewes, North Shores, and Rehoboth Beach.
• Maintain a high level of patient safety, quality care, and customer service while working autonomously in the community.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and discharge planning to promote optimal patient outcomes.