LifeCare Solutions (LCS) is an Accredited Home Health Agency dedicated to providing the highest Quality Homecare to our patients. LCS is opening a Home Health branch in Palm Beach County. We are currently looking for the following Full time, Part Time,  and Per Diem positions:

• Registered Nurse
• Licensed Practicial Nurse
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Physical Therapist
• Physical Therapy Assistant
• Occupational Therapist
• Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)
• Speech Therapist

Registered Nurse

• Provide skilled nursing care to patients including: Assessments and reassessments
• Patient and caregiver teaching
• Development and revision of the Plan of Care and Plan of Treatment
• Implementation of physician orders
• Psychosocial support.
• Pre-discharge patient assessments when appropriate
• Complete all required patient care documentation and reports in accordance with company P&P’s

Licensed Practical Nurse

•  Provides skilled nursing care to patients in the home per physician order and patient care plan
• Accept assignments and supervision of RN for follow up home patient visits
• Evaluate and report findings to supervising RN
• Assist RN to develop Plan of Treatment on an ongoing basis with physician supervision
• Document clearly and accurately all nursing actions on appropriate forms
• Submit all paperwork in the specified time frame in accordance with company P&P’s

Certified Nursing Assistant:

• Administer or assist patients with personal care including bath or shower, skin, hair, mouth, and nail care
• Assist patient with elimination using bathroom, commode, bedpan, or urinal
• Monitor and record vital signs
• Assist patient with dressing or undressing and positioning for comfort
• Assist patient with prescribed exercise after instruction by the Registered Nurse,  Physical Therapist, or Occupational Therapist
• Prepare meals and assist patients with eating
• Assist with household services that are essential to patient’s home health care
• Document accurately and concisely all care and observation
• Report pertinent observations and changes in the patient’s physical and psychosocial status to the RN, Therapist or Manager
   

Physical Therapist

• Assess the patient to determine current level of function and type of physical therapy services required 
• Perform active and passive exercises: muscle reeducation, gait and functional activities of daily lifting, including transfer activities ensuring pain relief and function restoration in condition to physician and health care team
• Evaluate the home environment and makes appropriate recommendations
• Instruct patient in the care and use of assistive devices, e.g. wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, as well as prosthetic and orthotic devices

Physical Therapy Assistant:

• Provide care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established  standards and guidelines.
• Perform direct physical therapy services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician
•  Instruct patient and/or their family in the appropriate and safe use of  prosthetic, orthotic, and assistive devices (canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.)
• Instruct the patient and/or caregiver in the home therapy program and  clarify Counsel and instruct the patient and family to meet therapy and related patient needs

Occupational Therapist 

• Assess the patient to determine current level of function and occupational therapy services needed
• Apply diagnostic and prognostic procedures, including cognitive testing, to evaluate the patient’s level of function in activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, food preparation, and other household activities
• Guide the patient in the use of therapeutic, creative, and self-help activities for the purpose of improving function
• Observe, record, and report the patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in condition to the physician and health care team
• Evaluate the home environment and make appropriate  recommendations

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

• Provide care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines
• Document progress toward identified objectives
• Observe, record, and report the patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in the patient’s condition to the physician and health care team
• Instruct other health care personnel, caregivers, and/or family members in methods of assisting the patient to improve and correct functional and cognitive disabilities

Speech Therapist

• Provide care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines
• Assess the patient to determine type of speech, hearing, or language disorder and the appropriate corrective therapy
• Provide rehabilitative services for speech, hearing, and language disorders
• Develop and implement new program/techniques to enhance speech-language pathology services
• Graduate form an accredited school of speech pathology, registered by the State Board and meets the requirements for a Certificate of Clinical
• Competence in speech pathology or audiology