Employment

In support of the Cass County Health Department’s mission to promote and protect the health of the community and ensure access to quality healthcare for all, the Physical Therapist provides comprehensive, high-quality, patient- and family-centered physical therapy services to individuals receiving care through the Cass County Home Health Agency and Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice program. This position specializes in the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals with physical, functional, and mobility limitations to promote independence, improve or maintain functional abilities, enhance quality of life, and support patient-centered goals. The Physical Therapist collaborates with the Home Services team, patients, families, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualized plans of treatment that address each patient’s unique needs while supporting comfort, dignity, and the highest possible level of functioning in the home or home-like setting.

Full Time Benefits offered include:

-Comprehensive salary based on experience

-IMRF pension retirement plan

-Health, dental, and vision insurance available 

-Life Insurance

-Thirteen paid holidays, as well as vacation, personal, and sick time plans. 

Salary Range:

$45-52/hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

- Evaluates patients' physical and functional abilities, including strength, range of motion,
balance, mobility, coordination, gait, endurance, and ability to perform activities of daily living.

-Develops and implements individualized physical therapy treatment plans based on the patient's
condition, needs, abilities, goals, and physician orders.

-Provides physical therapy services in the patient's home or other appropriate home-like setting
in accordance with the established plan of treatment.

- Provides therapeutic exercises, functional mobility training, gait training, balance activities,
transfer training, and other appropriate interventions to improve or maintain the patient's
functional abilities.

-Evaluates and monitors patient progress and modifies treatment plans as necessary to meet the
patient's changing needs and goals.

-Assesses, reports, and records the patient's status and progress

-Delivers services to patients in accordance with accepted standards of physical therapy practice
and treatment specifically appropriate for the condition from which the patient suffers.

- Assists with the development and writing of the plan of treatment in collaboration with Home
Services staff and the physician.

-Provides education and instruction to patients and family members regarding therapeutic
exercises, safe mobility, transfers, positioning, and use of assistive devices, fall prevention, and
other appropriate strategies to promote patient safety and independence.

-Instructs Home Services staff and family members in appropriate maintenance and mobility
programs as approved.

- Recommends and provides instruction regarding appropriate assistive devices, adaptive
equipment, and other resources to promote safe and effective mobility.

- Participates in discharge planning by assessing the patient's functional status and determining
appropriate recommendations for continued care, services, or community resources.

-Collaborates with physicians, nurses, social workers, home health aides, hospice staff, and
other members of the health care team to coordinate patient care and achieve established goals.

- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

- Maintains records as required by law, establishment's policy, and administrative regulations.

-Maintains patient confidence and protects CCHD operations by keeping information
confidential.

- Participates in professional development activities, meetings, conferences, and other activities
to maintain and enhance professional knowledge and skills.

-Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and procedures.

-Complies with the Cass County Health Department and Home Services policies, procedures,
compliance plan, and infection control plan.

Education and/or Experience
-Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree or other physical therapy degree from an
accredited educational institution.
-Previous home health, hospice, rehabilitation, or clinical physical therapy experience
preferred.

Language Skills
-Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,
technical procedures or government regulations.
-Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
-Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of
managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Mathematical Skills
-Ability to worth with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
-Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to
practical situations.

Reasoning Ability
-Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in
situations where only limited standardization exists.

-Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or
schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
-Current Illinois license as a Registered Physical Therapist in good standing with the State
of Illinois.
-Current driver's license.
-Current automobile insurance.
-Maintains current CPR certification.

Other Skills and Abilities
-One year of Physical therapy experience preferred.
-Must show evidence of liability and insurance coverage.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.