American Addiction Centers·Rock Hill, South Carolina
The physical therapist is responsible for managing a patient caseload, performing assessments, and developing individualized plans of care in a home health setting. They must coordinate with a multidisciplinary team and ensure all documentation and treatments comply with regulatory standards and physician orders.
York - Home Care Physical Therapy
Status: Full time
Benefits: Eligible:
Hours Per Week: 40
8 hour days.
This position is Sign-On Bonus eligible, up to $15,000.00 for qualified applicants. Internal teammates are eligible for a $5,000.00 Referral Bonus.
$41.10 - $61.65
Major Responsibilities
Responsible for the daily management of assigned patient caseload, ensuring timely care and documentation to meet the patient needs/services as prescribed in the established plan of care and per MD orders.
Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation from patient assessments in the home setting, telephonic contacts and/or related EMR information available.
Analyzes the data to determine the issues and available resources to seek effective resolution. Identifies patients at high risk for re-hospitalization, falls and/or high utilization of resources that require additional intervention and case conferencing to ensure appropriate care and frequence of service mitigate risk and ensure high quality outcomes.
Prioritizes multi-issue, situations appropriate to the criticality of patient health and welfare, patient/staff safety and impact to effective, timely services.
Evaluates the PT patient to determine the rehabilitation needs, potential for achievement, and develops a plan of care in conjunction with the patient's physician.
Establishes and implements plan of care, performs PT servicescertified by the patient's physician, and directs the care coordination of multidisciplinary clinical team approach, supervision of LPTAs and/or HHAs involved in the care of the assigned patient caseload to promote health and safe outcomes.
Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team providing updates and changes in schedules, patient data or needs, and physician orders.
Incorporates short and long-term goals established in the plan of care into therapy, as evidenced by documentation in visit notes, monthly progress notes, and discharge summaries.
Supports effective communication and collaboration with the physician oversight, and branch supervision to ensure timely feedback regarding patients' conditions and/or need for changes in the plan of care.
Remains and performs ordered treatments, therapies and/or procedures in accordance with State Physical Therapy Practice Act and Home Health conditions of Participation, JCAHO, Medicare Guidelines, OASIS and agency policy and procedures.
Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited school or education requirements commensurate with the date of graduation. Maintains continuing education requirements as mandated by applicable state professional standards.
Certification / Registration / License
Physical Therapy License in the State of applicable state or South Carolina must be licensed in the state upon which you work. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association required.
Current state driver's license and auto insurance at all times. Personal vehicles must be well maintained and in safe driving conditions.
Work Experience: none
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient
1-year experience as a licensed PT in a clinical care setting or home health preferred.
Pediatric setting – 1 year pediatric experience within the past 5 years preferred or education and training may be provided by Advocate Health At Home
All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.
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Market context
Physician openings in South Carolina are often shaped by steady demand across hospitals, outpatient practices, and specialty care settings, especially where patient access and continuity of care are priorities. These roles are competitive because employers typically look for strong clinical training, state licensure, and experience that fits the care setting; review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm the original posting for exact credentials and duties before applying.