Physical Therapist

Danbury, CT - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 40 - 75

Posted on: 22-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Requisition Number:57323

Position Title:

External Description:

Summary:

Provides services that identify prevent remediate and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain. Evaluates and analyzes patients and therapeutic application physical and chemical agents exercise instruction to patient/family and other procedures. Assumes responsibility for the ongoing interdisciplinary assessment and development of the individualized plan of care in partnership with the patient representative (if any) and caregiver. Communicates with the physician who is responsible for the health plan of care and other health care practitioners as appropriate related to the current home health plan of care.

Responsibilities:

1. Performs physical therapy assessment including functional limitations rooms capabilities mobility status endurance status ADL status.
2. Identifies patient and family needs for other home health services and refers for same when needed.
3. Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care. Communicates with the physician(s) involved in the plan of care and other health care providers as appropriate.
4. Provides appropriate treatment. Treats patients to relieve pain develop and restore function and regain optimum level of independence using appropriate equipment and modalities.
5. Records on a visit basis all evaluation data treatments and clients response to therapy provides clients discharge planning.
6. Participates in case management conferences with team members to coordinate physical therapy and total plan of care.
7. Provides counseling and education to patients family and other health care personnel in the patientï½s treatment regimen and documents to whom this instruction has been given.
8. . Provides or arranges for equipment required to increase the clients function and independence.
9. Participates in the agency quality assurance and performance improvement program and the agency-sponsored inservice training.
10. Supervises care provided by the PTA(s) and home healt aides as appropriate.
11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: BACHELORS LVL DGRE

Other Information:

Required:
Minimum Experience: one year
Desired: Experience in qualified home health agency.

Working Conditions:

Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Significant occupational risk

Physical Effort:

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt odors noise human waste etc.

Credentials:PT

Company: Western CT Home Care Inc

Org Unit: 609

Department: Physical Therapy

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $40.43 - $75.10 Hourly

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Company Profile:

Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New Yorks Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient accessible and affordable care.

EEO Employer Verbiage:

LocationformattedLocationLong:Danbury Connecticut US

Job Number:85032

Requisition Number:57323Position Title:External Description:Summary:Provides services that identify prevent remediate and rehabilitate acute or prolonged physical dysfunction or pain. Evaluates and analyzes patients and therapeutic application physical and chemical agents exercise instruction to pat...