Home Health PTA: Elevate Patient Recovery & Care

Advocate Health; Rock Hill (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Rock Hill, SC seeks a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant to support patient care in home health settings. You will administer treatments, document plans of care, and coordinate with physicians and PT leadership.

The role requires PTA program graduate, current PTA licensure in SC, valid driver's license, reliable vehicle, and BLS certification. You will travel to patient homes, document outcomes, and contribute to quality PT practice.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved PTA program.
• Current SC PTA licensure.
• Must have valid driver's license and reliable vehicle.
• BLS HCP certification required.
• 1 year home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned patient caseload daily, ensuring timely care and documentation per plan of care and MD orders.
• Collect health data from home assessments, telephonic contacts, and EMR.
• Implement care programs including modalities, procedures, exercise, and education per PTA plan.
• Document and execute plan of care addressing patient/family needs, discharge planning, and resource use.
• Apply clinical reasoning and skills for accurate assessments, therapy effectiveness, and prioritization of needs.
• Provide and document patient/family education on deficits, goals, techniques, and home program with equipment use.
• Observe, record, and report treatment reactions or condition changes to physician/PT.
• Communicate updates on schedules, patient data, and orders with multidisciplinary team.
• Incorporate short- and long-term goals into therapy, documented in visit notes.
• Support collaboration with physician and PT leadership for timely feedback on patient condition or care changes.
• Ensure clear, timely, complete documentation per policy and standards; meet productivity targets.
• Perform treatments per State PT Practice Act, Home Health Conditions, JCAHO, Medicare, OASIS, and agency policy.
• Promote shared governance, decision-making, and research to improve outcomes.
• Maintain current PT knowledge and competence; integrate evidence and research into practice.
• Contribute to quality PT practice; communicate effectively in all formats.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others in PT practice.
• Evaluate own practice against standards, regulations, and accept constructive feedback.
• Use appropriate resources for safe, effective, and cost-conscious PT services.

Skills

BLS Certification

Home health experience

Education

PTA program graduate

SC PTA licensure

Valid driver’s license

Reliable vehicle

1 year clinical/home health experience (preferred)

BLS HCP certification

Job description

Advocate Health in Rock Hill, SC seeks a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant to support patient care in home health settings. You will administer treatments, document plans of care, and coordinate with physicians and PT leadership.

The role requires PTA program graduate, current PTA licensure in SC, valid driver's license, reliable vehicle, and BLS certification. You will travel to patient homes, document outcomes, and contribute to quality PT practice.