PhysicalTherapist

**Job Title:** Physical Therapist **Department:** Therapies- Home Care **Location:** Based out of 330 Monroe Ave Rochester, NY 14607 **Hours Per Week:** 40 hours per week **Schedule:** Day & Evenings (Weekends) **SUMMARY** Will provide skilled physical therapy to Unity clients per N.Y.S. Department of Health and Federal regulations. **ATTRIBUTES** * Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy or Bachelor’s degree with prior experience as a licensed Physical Therapist required. * Patient focused, with demonstrated care and compassion * Exceptional communication and documentation skills * Prior Physical Therapist experience preferred. **RESPONSIBILITIES** * Maintains a caseload of clients, as assigned, which supports the standards productivity requirements of the program. Coordinates client service request and / or referrals in an efficient and timely manner. * Provides comprehensive skilled therapy assessments, formulates a comprehensive plan of home care services for assigned clients based on skilled therapy assessment. * Performs skilled therapy and prescribed treatments to assigned clients based on MD orders. * Orders, obtains prescribed equipment as needed and teaches clients regarding the equipment obtained. * Communicates plan of care to the Primary Care Physician (PCP), updates PCP with changes in condition and subsequent alterations to plan of care. * Documents and implements physicians' orders per D.O.H. and Federal regulation, and agency standards. * Provides client and family education in accordance with client assessment and prescribed plan of care. * Establishes paraprofessional care plan as needed and supervises paraprofessional per DOH and Federal regulation. * Completes accurately and timely all documentation of assigned clients’ care per regulatory standards. * Participates in Unity in service education program. Maintains updated knowledge base of community health practice, therapy practice and community resources. **Required Licensure/Certification:** * Cur