Flexible Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Optum; North Uxbridge (MA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's CAREtenders Westborough, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide treatment, exercise instruction, and patient education under a supervising Physical Therapist.

This full-time home-care role supports a flexible weekday schedule in Massachusetts and offers comprehensive benefits, including compensation through per-visit and hourly pay structures, designed to promote health, well-being, and work-life balance.

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

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

Current driver's license

Weekend availability

CPR certification

Lifting and transferring

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's CAREtenders Westborough, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide treatment, exercise instruction, and patient education under a supervising Physical Therapist.

This full-time home-care role supports a flexible weekday schedule in Massachusetts and offers comprehensive benefits, including compensation through per-visit and hourly pay structures, designed to promote health, well-being, and work-life balance.