Additional Information About the Role

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Do you want to support patients in their home? Are you looking for a new adventure, where you can control your schedule and build patient relationships? BJC Home Care is hiring a Physical Therapist to join their Illinois St. Louis metro team!

Schedule

Full time
Day shift
8a-4:30p

Region

Illinois

Benefits

Mileage reimbursement at current IRS Rate

*must be willing to provide coverage in all Illinois regions during on-call

*Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry

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Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The Alton Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in Alton, Illinois and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision. Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities to home care or home health patients according to physician orders in the home environment including assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, implementation and instruction/supervision of physical therapy practice.

Responsibilities

Instructs and assists patient to perform various physical activities and in use of assistive and supportive devices such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures.

Re-evaluates patient and adapts treatment program accordingly to achieve maximum benefit.

Confers with physician and other practitioners to obtain additional information, suggest revisions in treatment plan and to integrate physical therapy treatment with other aspects of patients‘ care.

Evaluates, fits and adjusts prosthetic and orthotic devices and recommends modifications to Orthotist.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree

- Physical Therapy (PT)

Experience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Valid Driver's License

Physical Therapist License

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Physical Therapist Home Health