Full-time Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA (Home Health)

Job Juncture; DeSoto (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant in DeSoto, TX. This role focuses on delivering quality care to enhance patients' mobility and well-being while adhering to professional standards. The successful candidate will have a master's degree in physical therapy and at least one year of home health experience, along with the ability to provide empathetic support to patients during their recovery.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and paid holidays

Company-matching 401(k)

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Qualifications

• 1 year of home health experience as a physical therapist.
• Licensed to practice in the state.
• Valid CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality care to help patients attain maximum functional level.
• Administer manual and non-manual exercises.
• Document patient care services in compliance with legal requirements.

Skills

Empathy

Documentation

Patient Care

Manual Physical Exercises

Education

Master’s degree in physical therapy

Job description

Full-time Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA (Home Health)

Salary: $35 - $45 per hour

Location: Desoto, TX

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA - Full Time

A Physical Therapist Assistant is a licensed professional who implements care and interventions to improve patients’ mobility. They provide exercise instruction, demonstrate empathy, and document treatment outcomes. They assist physical therapists in enhancing patients’ physical abilities and well-being.

Description:

The Physical Therapist Assistant is responsible for delivering quality care to help patients attain maximum functional level. The therapist needs to demonstrate knowledge in caring for orthopedic and neurological involved patients.

Physical therapist Assistant helps patient(s) accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic activities by administering manual physical exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities as well as applying assistive and supportive quality care. PTA will assess and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation by physician(s). PTA will document patient care services by charting in patient and department records in compliance with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions. Your duties will include:

• Follow Up visits home health orthopedic patients
• Continues to meet eligibility requirements for home health services
• Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.
• Driving is a requirement

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in physical therapy
• 1 year of home health experienceas a physical therapist
• Currently licensed to practice as a physical therapist within the state of agency operation and compliant with accepted professional standards and practices
• Must possess and maintain valid CPR certification while employed in a clinical role
• Must be a licensed driver who can travel to all business locations

We are committed to offering comprehensive benefits and rewards to full-time employees who work over 30 hours per week and their families, including:

● Medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Paid time off and paid holidays

● Company-matching 401(k)

● Flexible spending and health savings accounts

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