Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant: Restore Mobility

Optum; Camp Hill (Cumberland County); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 83 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Résumé du poste

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled care in patients' homes under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You will implement individualized treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, balance and independence while promoting safety.

Join a team focused on recovery and quality of life, collaborating with patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a physical therapy assistant, specific to the state you're assigned to work in.
• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy assistant educational program as set by the CAPTE.
• One year related physical therapy experience for PTAs entering home health care to ensure that knowledge and skills are sufficient to safely provide physical therapy services to patients.
• If less than one year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders is required as well as appropriate mentoring and/or participating in a residency program.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsabilités

• Provides physical therapy services and interventions under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist and in accordance with the physician approved plan of care.
• Observes, records and reports the patient's response to treatment and any change in the patient's condition to the supervising PT, physician and other appropriate clinical staff.
• Provides resources for future needs and promotes wellness and prevention.
• Includes documentation of supervisory activities in the patient's medical record.
• Monitors and documents the patient's response to physical therapy intervention.
• Participates in patient care conferences, in services, chart audit activities, quality improvement activities including OBQI and OBQM and peer-review activities.
• Maintains confidentiality of information relating to the physical therapist-client relationship.
• Makes recommendations for follow-up care in coordination with the agency that admitted the patient and utilizes other agency care providers to assist with referrals to community resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Connaissances

Physical therapy

Home health care experience

Formation

CAPTE-accredited PTA program

CPR certification

Description du poste

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled care in patients' homes under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You will implement individualized treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, balance and independence while promoting safety.

Join a team focused on recovery and quality of life, collaborating with patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary care team.