Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant (Meridian)

Optum; Meridian (ID); Sur place; USD 48 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Idaho Home Health, a part of the LHC Group and Optum family, is hiring a Physical Therapist Assistant for home health services. The role focuses on following the plan of care, providing exercise instruction, and educating patients to improve well-being.

You will work under the supervising PT, handle patient assessments, and coordinate care with the health-care team while adhering to state regulations and maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• Current licensed, registered, or certified to assist in physical therapy in the applicable state.
• Current driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Available to work a weekend rotation.
• CPR certification or ability to obtain within 90 days (preferred).
• Ability to perform physical tasks required for patient care, including lifting and transfers.

Responsabilités

• Follow state laws and the supervising PT's plan of care; perform only procedures you are qualified to perform.
• Instructs and assists patients in active and passive exercise, gait, ADL, transfer, and prosthetic training.
• Observes and reports patient responses; coordinates care with the healthcare team.
• Instructs patient, family, and other health-care team members in therapy within scope of practice.

Connaissances

Weekend rotation

Patient education

Exercise instruction

Formation

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Description du poste

Explore opportunities with Idaho Home Health, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As the Physical Therapist Assistant you will perform treatment and provide exercise instruction and patient education aimed at improving/enhancing the patient's well-being while following the established plan of care.

Primary 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

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
• Ability to perform physical tasks required for patient care, including lifting, transferring, and assisting with mobility