Physiotherapist

Responsibilities

Based on the agreed upon services and workflow, the Home Health Physiotherapist provides skilled Physiotherapy services in accordance with the orders of a physician and under a plan of care. Duties include but not limited to:
• Assessing a patient physical condition to diagnose musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiothoracic conditions whom suffering from a physical disability due to injury, disease, or surgery in a home care environment.
• Evaluates patient need for physiotherapy suffering from a physical disability due to injury, disease, or surgery in a home care environment.
• Establishes tailored treatment plans and treats patients using a variety of methods, including exercises, stretching manoeuvres, hands-on therapy, and equipment to ease patients' pain and help them increase their mobility with ultimate goal to improve their quality of life.
• Working with patients with a variety of conditions, sometimes over a period of weeks or months
• Familiarity with physiotherapy equipment such as (heat packs, ice packs, exercise (gym) equipment and ultrasound and electrotherapy technologies) and ability to provide Physiotherapy assessments to patients
• Physiotherapy Telephone follow up consultation
• Knowledge about physiotherapy related to chronic disease, post will be added value but not a must
• Supervision/Self-teaching and support for family and caregivers related to Physiotherapy.
• Reporting Adverse Events and follow the country rules and regulation regarding AE reporting procedure, and reporting any concerns /changes in patient health to the program and/or treating physician
• keeping reports on patients and their progress