Organization Overview
Bon Secours St. Petersburg (BSSP) is a diverse long-term care organization providing a continuum of care to elderly individuals. BSSP offers high quality skilled nursing care, in-patient and outpatient rehabilitation, comprehensive home care services and state-of-the-art assisted living, all on a beautiful and well maintained campus.

BSSP is comprised of three facilities: Maria Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center, a 274-bed licensed nursing care center offering skilled and long-term nursing with a dedicated Alzheimer’s unit. In addition, the Center for Rehabilitation provides a highly skilled in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation program. The second facility, Bon Secours Place is a 102-unit Assisted Living Facility (ALF) in partnership with Life Care Services, LLC of Des Moines, IA; one of the first ALFs to receive Joint Commission accreditation. In 2006, BSSP launched a new home health agency, Bon Secours St. Petersburg Home Health Services Inc., to provide nursing and rehabilitation services throughout the community. BSSP also provides select community programs for at-risk elderly.

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of BSSP that all applicants for employment and all employees are recruited, hired and assigned on the basis of merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable laws. BSSP also provides reasonable accommodations to disabled employees and applicants as required by law.

Our Values
All BSSP employees are expected to embody the values of Bon Secours and the Catholic healthcare ministry, and understand the appropriate balance between mission needs and fiscal responsibility while demonstrating these values in day-to-day actions. These values are:

Respect - Treats all people well because all people have dignity.
Justice - Supports, protects and promotes the rights of all individuals and has a special concern for the rights of the poor and dying.
Integrity - Is honest in his/her dealings and behavior is consistent with his/her thoughts, feelings and actions.
Stewardship - Is dedicated to the responsible and creative utilization of our resources to assure the continuance of our mission.
Innovation - Continually searches within him/her and our partnerships for new ways to profoundly improve our services and life in the surrounding communities.
Compassion - Experiences and expresses empathy with the life situations of others.
Quality - Continually improves our system’s processes of care and service to our patients, physicians, co-workers and community through understanding their needs and striving to exceed their expectations.
Growth - Is committed to the implementation of programs that inspire positive development in the organization, our co-workers, and our community; is sensitive to the changes necessary to meet this challenge.

Position Summary
Provide Physical Therapy services on a physician’s referral to patients in the home setting. Evaluates function, and renders service to those adult and geriatric patients with Physical impairments.

Position Qualifications
Education: B.S. degree from a program in Physical Therapy approved by the Council of Medical Education of the AMA in collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association or its equivalents required. Master’s degree preferred.
Licensure: Current and valid Physical Therapy License and Registration to practice in the Sate of Florida. Must have current and valid Florida State driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and ability to provide own transportation for home visits. Motor vehicle record must be acceptable to BSSPHC insurers and meet BSSPHC policy standards.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years supervised experience required, preferably in home care.

Standard Physical Requirements and Work Conditions
In accordance with federal, state, and local laws, certain physical skills are required for all positions within BSSP Home Health Care including, but not limited to: repetitive motions such as typing, answering phones, constant writing up to 80% of the time, lifting up to 20 pounds such as laptops, luggage, files, etc., 10% of the time, ability to view electronic monitors at close distances 80% of the time, or constant sitting for long durations 60% of the time, as well as frequent standing, sitting, kneeling, bending, stooping, or walking 50% of the time. Must be able to climb stairs. Must be able to lift, position, push, and/