Empowering Home Health PTA — Caring & Growth

Optum; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase plan

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) for home health services in a role that blends patient care with collaboration across a healthcare team. You will follow supervising PT instructions, assist with therapies, and document patient progress in accordance with state laws.

The position emphasizes mobility training, ADLs, and gait support in diverse home settings, with a pay structure reflecting per-visit and hourly compensation, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Current, licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of practice.
• Current driver’s license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• Available to work a weekend rotation.
• CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire (preferred).
• Ability to perform physical tasks required for patient care, including lifting, transferring, and assisting with mobility.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for following all state specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in home care, to follow the treatment set only as defined by the supervising PT; to perform only those procedures that he/she is qualified and trained to perform and to make all recommendations for changes in the plan of care to the supervising Physical Therapist
• Instructs and aids patients in active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer, safety, and prosthetic training
• Observes, records, and reports to the supervising PT, the nurse supervisor, and/or the physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition. Coordinates care with the other members of the healthcare team as appropriate
• Instructs patient, family, caregiver, and other members of the health care team in the areas of therapy within the scope of the physical therapy assistant
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

PTA license

CPR certification (preferred)

Valid driver's license

Education

PTA license or equivalent

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) for home health services in a role that blends patient care with collaboration across a healthcare team. You will follow supervising PT instructions, assist with therapies, and document patient progress in accordance with state laws.

The position emphasizes mobility training, ADLs, and gait support in diverse home settings, with a pay structure reflecting per-visit and hourly compensation, plus a comprehensive benefits package.