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Adaptive Home Health

In-home skilled health care and therapy services

Physical Therapist - Home Health

Rehabilitation TherapiesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHouston, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold an active Texas physical therapist license in good standing.
  • Exercise strong clinical judgment and work independently in the field.
  • Escalate changes in patient condition to a registered nurse or physician and document the rationale clearly.
  • Communicate and document effectively.
  • Follow through reliably on orders, visit frequencies, and patient goals.
  • Hold a current driver's license and be comfortable traveling daily across the assigned territory.
  • Be able to carry or transport basic therapy equipment as needed.
  • Demonstrate competency in core home health physical therapy scope, including safe transfers, gait training, balance and fall prevention, assistive device recommendations, strengthening, functional mobility, home safety assessment and modification education, and patient and caregiver coaching with practical home programs.

Responsibilities

  • Own the caseload as a case manager and be accountable for each patient's therapy plan, progression, and outcomes.
  • Complete comprehensive in-home assessments and deliver skilled physical therapy visits.
  • Build and execute plans of care covering gait and balance, transfers, strengthening, functional mobility, home safety, and fall prevention.
  • Set measurable goals, track objective progress, and adjust treatment quickly when patients stall.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary care by communicating changes in condition, aligning on orders, and keeping the care team moving.
  • Manage treatment and outcomes directly, including supervising physical therapy assistants where appropriate.
  • Coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.
  • Document promptly and thoroughly.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior home health experience.
  • Deeper clinical experience with high-signal physical therapy populations.
  • Experience supervising or mentoring physical therapy assistants and collaborating on care plans.

About the Company

Adaptive Home Health

In-home skilled health care and therapy services

Adaptive Home Health provides in-home medical care across Texas, including skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, wound care, infusion, and orthopedic rehabilitation. Clinicians help patients transition from hospital stays to recovery at home, partnering with health systems like UT Southwestern and Baylor Scott & White. What sets Adaptive Home Health apart is its employee-owned, independent structure that keeps focus on patients over corporate directives. The goal is to help patients adapt to any health challenge from home.

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