Travel Physical Therapist - Full Time - Sonoma County

Instructs, supervises, and evaluates home health aide care every two (2) weeks to ensure compliance with the plan of care and quality standards and LVN every sixty (60) days. Attendance & Reliability: Must adhere to company attendance and reliability policies, which are essential for delivering high-quality and consistent patient care. Training & Team Support: Demonstrates a willingness to assist in onboarding and training new employees as requested and serves as a thoughtful leader by sharing knowledge and best practices with the team. Essential Functions/ Responsibilities: Patient Care: Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es) Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change. Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis. Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and the family in the planning process. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician. Provides direct patient care as defined in the State Nurse Practice Act. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs. Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan of care. Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient. Acts as Case Manager when assigned by Clinical Supervisor and assumes responsibility to coordinate patient care for assigned caseload. Communication: Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every 60 days. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports any changes in the patient's condition; obtains/receives physician's orders as required. Communicates with community health related persons to coordinate the care plan The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbent(s) of this job. The incumbent(s) may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in the description. Job Qualifications: Current Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California and CPR certification. Minimum of 2 years licensed nursing experience in California. Bachelor's degree is preferred, with one (1) year of home health care experience desirable. You must be wi