Physical Therapist Assistant, Field Case Manager
Full-Time, Schaumburg, IL
Total Rewards Program
Why Assure Home Healthcare
Providing the right service at the right time to remain healthier at home is our priority. Assure Home Healthcare (AssureHHI) is a privately held Medicare-certified agency, headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, founded with a deep desire to create a company with a greater purpose. Our clients receive high-quality and patient-driven home health care services, improved functionality, and live independently, furthering optimal well-being and ensuring everyone is healthier at home. We are an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Learn more about us at https://www.assurehomehealth.com/.
Mission
The AssureHHI mission is to revolutionize the home healthcare delivery model nationwide using innovative and leading-edge technology solutions to WOW our patients, employees, and provider partners.
Vision
We are pioneers focused on persistently improving the home healthcare sphere for better patient care outcomes and consumer experience while at the same time caring for the work-life balance of our clinicians.
Our Blue Ocean
Embracing the 'blue ocean' approach, we strive to stand out by offering distinctive products, services, or value propositions that resonate with both our team and clients. At AssureHHI, a prime example of our unique 'blue ocean' initiative is our provision of a dedicated Virtual Assistant. This resource is exclusively available to our clinicians, aimed at streamlining patient charting and documentation. To our
knowledge, we are pioneers in delivering this exceptional benefit within the home health agency sphere. By affording our clinicians more time for themselves, we empower them to savor both the little and significant moments in their personal lives. Moreover, this initiative's ripple effect extends to our patients, as they experience enhanced and empathetic care, resulting in improved quality outcomes, reduced hospital readmissions, and contributing to lower healthcare costs. This endeavor truly sets us apart from any other home health agency nationwide.
Values
At AssureHHI everyone assists in creating an environment where integrity, respect, innovation, initiative, and empowerment are valued and encouraged. We will be an open, innovative, and continuous learning company that compassionately supports the individuals we serve. In supporting our mission, vision, and teamwork approach, we place a high value on:
Job Description: The Physical Therapist provides services on a visiting and intermittent basis in the client’s home in accordance with the client’s plan of care.
Responsibilities
1. Assesses client’s physical therapy needs.
2. Develops and implements plan of care appropriate to the assessment findings and plan for discharge based upon the client’s needs.
3. Participate in the periodic revision of the plan of care.
4. Provides physical therapy to clients at home or in community settings.
5. Perform client tests, measurements and evaluation such as range of motion and manual tests, gait, functional analysis and body measurements.
6. Documents all clients care on appropriate and approved form and submits completed documentation to the Director of Clinical and Professional Services within established parameters.
7. Participates in therapy and other in-service programs.
8. Attends rehabilitation department staff meeting and case conferences.
9. Participates in the utilization review and quality improvement activities of the organization.
10. Demonstrate a high degree of commitment to customer service and the provision of quality care
11. Complies with home health agency’s policies and procedure manual.
12. Complies with federal, state and local regulatory agencies.
Qualifications:
1. Licensed as Physical Therapy Assistant in the State of Illinois.
2. Graduate of a Physical Therapy Assistant School approved by the American Physical Therapy Association with an Associate Degree in Physical Therapy Assistant.
3. Ability to work well with others and demonstrate good communication skills, both oral and written.
4. Must possess CPR certification.
5. Functional abilities such ability to stoop or bend and able to lift and carry weight to perform all therapy activities effectively.
6. Must own a care with the required insurance coverage and a state driver’s license to be able to travel to the client’s residence.