- Home Service &
- Domiciliary Care Duties

​When delivering care in a patient's home environment (e.g., post-stroke rehabilitation, geriatric mobility care, post-surgical recovery), student duties expand to include:

- ​Portable Equipment Setup &
- Safety Check:

Preparing, testing, and safely transporting mobile electrotherapy devices, exercise bands, and diagnostic tools before home visits.

- ​Home Environmental Safety Assessment: Inspecting the living space for fall hazards (e.g., loose rugs, poor lighting, slippery flooring, lack of grab rails) and recommending home modifications.

- ​Bedside &

- In-Home Rehabilitation:

Guiding bed-to-chair transfers, stair climbing, walking re-education, and activities of daily living (ADL) training using the patient’s home environment.

- ​Caregiver &

- Family Training:

Educating family members or home aides on safe handling, manual lifting techniques, daily passive stretch routines, and positioning to prevent bedsores.

- ​Remote Supervisor Liaison: Communicating home visit findings, patient responses, or unexpected status changes (e.g., sudden blood pressure spike, pain flare-ups) to the consultant physiotherapist prior to altering any routine.

​3.

Patient

Education &

- Mobility Training

- ​Gait &
- Transfer Training:

Assisting patients with walking re-education using ambulatory aids (walkers, quad-canes,



crutches).

- ​Home Exercise Programs (HEP): Designing and demonstrating tailored home exercise sheets or charts for sustained independent practice.

- ​Fall Prevention Strategies: Educating elderly or frail patients on balance retention, posture, and energy conservation techniques.

​4.

Qualified

Documentation &

- Reporting

- ​SOAP Note Drafting: Documenting daily subjective feedback, objective measurements, interventions given, and progress plans for supervisor review and co-signature.

- ​Case History Presentation: Discussing clinical progress and functional goals during departmental rounds or academic case reviews.

- ​Outcome Measurement: Tracking functional recovery using validated tools (e.g., Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index, Visual Analog Scale).

​5. Compliance &

- Departmental Standards

- ​Supervision Limits: Performing home visits only with direct supervisor presence or under structured clinical internship protocols with approved case clearance.

- ​Informed Consent &
- Professional Ethics:

Securing explicit consent from the patient/family upon arrival at home, respecting privacy, and adhering to strict infection control and sanitation protocols.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Assistant Physiotherapist (Karkhana)
🏢 HNS Chikitshalay
📍 Karkhana