Physical Therapist Home Health Hospice Specialist

4 days ago


Novato, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:

This role is designed for Physical Therapists who require flexibility in their work schedule, including making home visits at any given time, or who have responsibilities that involve working in patients' places of residence.

In accordance with agency policy and state/federal regulations, this position provides independent, age-appropriate physical therapy to patients in their place of residence.

The Physical Therapist will teach patient/family and caregivers preventative and rehabilitative procedures, develop and coordinate the plan of care, and provide case management.

Essential Responsibilities:
  1. Evaluate patients and interpret evaluation findings to determine the nature and extent of dysfunction, including adaptive equipment needs and Activities of Daily Living.
  2. Establish treatment goals and plans treatment to achieve established goals, including adaptive equipment as appropriate.
  3. Initiate discharge planning for physical therapy.
  4. Implement the plan of care through direct treatment of the patient, delegate a portion of the treatment plan to appropriate supportive personnel, and coordinate the treatment program with other health care personnel as appropriate.
  5. Provide advice and education to patient and family.
  6. Regularly reassess clinical signs and symptoms to determine effectiveness of treatment, progress of patients towards goals, and the need for modifying goals and treatment.
  7. Assess for adaptive equipment for Activities of Daily Living, based on clinical guidelines, and coordinate adaptive equipment assessment with certified equipment vendors as appropriate.
  8. Reassess adaptive equipment as needed to determine effectiveness and/or modification of equipment.
  9. Discharge patient from physical therapy when the patient has received maximum benefit from physical therapy.
Additional Requirements:
  • Knowledge of Medicare conditions of participation and OASIS.
  • Clinically skilled to detect early warning signs of complications, including medical assessments of skin integrity, mentation.
  • Able to differentiate emergent versus non-emergent patient care status.
  • Able to look at patient holistically, not just body part or functional ability.
  • Competent to remove staples/sutures in the home.
  • Commitment to Service Orientation.
  • Effective English written and oral communication skills.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in an automated clinical information system.
  • Computer literate.
  • Experience in assessment of high mobility equipment.

Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.


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