Home Health PTA — 4/5 Day Week, Meaningful Work

Optum; Widener (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Home Health, part of the LHC Group and a member of the Optum family, is hiring a Full Time Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for the home health setting. The role offers flexibility with a choice of 4 or 5 day work weeks and a supportive team focused on caring and growth.

You will perform treatment, provide exercise instruction and patient education while following the plan of care under supervision, with responsibilities across active/passive exercise, gait, ADL training and

Qualifications

• Current, licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of Arkansas
• Current CPR certification
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client
• Ability to perform physical tasks required for patient care, including lifting, transferring, and assisting with mobility

Responsibilities

• Follow state-specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in home care and the treatment plan as defined by the supervising PT
• 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 and others patient responses and changes in condition; coordinates care with the healthcare team
• Instructs patient, family, caregiver, and other health-care team members in therapy within the scope of the PTA

Education

Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (Arkansas)

Job description

Elite Home Health, part of the LHC Group and a member of the Optum family, is hiring a Full Time Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for the home health setting. The role offers flexibility with a choice of 4 or 5 day work weeks and a supportive team focused on caring and growth.

You will perform treatment, provide exercise instruction and patient education while following the plan of care under supervision, with responsibilities across active/passive exercise, gait, ADL training and