Job Description

Athletico’s sole purpose is to provide exceptional, progressive, and cost-effective fitness, performance and rehabilitative services through personalized care that emphasizes education and prevention of future injury. This is accomplished through building on our core values of patient/client satisfaction, accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement, which are the foundation for our unique culture.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy services to client according to a physician’s written orders. This may include, but is not limited to the following: Assess and evaluate; therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status; Develop a plan of care and treatment making sure plan of care is consistent with assessment; Participate in the development of the client’s total plan of treatment; Assess the home environment especially as it relates to fall risk and interventions and home safety; Assess for muscle strength, mobility, gait, and range of motion; Assess for potential for rehabilitation; Assess for pain as appropriate for client; Direct physical therapy treatment; Select appropriate assistive devices; Provide gait training as required; Develop home exercise program as needed; Instruct client and family or caregivers in the use and care of therapeutic appliances; Report client’s response to treatment or changes in condition to the home health agency, Athletico and physician.
• Initiates physical therapy program and instructs other personnel and/or family members and caregivers in specific phases of physical therapy with which they may assist with the client care.
• Instructs other personnel and/or family members and caregivers on the goals of the physical therapy program.
• Participates in client case conferences.
• Teach/educates client in the use of prosthetic device as required.
• Assists in identifying client and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and reports these needs to the appropriate home healthcare agency.
• Prepares and submits clinical visit documentation and progress summaries based on identified and attained goals. A copy of the summaries will be submitted to the appropriate home health agency and Athletico

• Participates in discharge planning.
• Provides in-service education for agency personnel, as needed.
• Supervises physical therapy assistant(s), if needed, in accordance with organization policy and state regulations.
• Assures compliance with all local, state and federal laws and regulations. 

Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Degree from an accredited physical therapy program (approved by the APTA)
• Current Physical Therapy license in good standing
• Minimum of one year of physical therapy experience
• Home health experience preferred
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Current CPR certification
• Proof of a negative TB test
• Current and valid driver’s license
• Current and valid automobile insurance