Home Health PTA: Flexible Schedule & Impactful Care

Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice; Conway (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to support patients in their homes throughout North Conway, NH. This role focuses on restoring mobility, improving independence, reducing pain, and delivering quality care in a home or hospice setting.

You will work one-on-one with patients, directing exercises and mobility activities per the supervising PT's plan while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and documenting progress in the EMR.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program.
• Active PTA license in NH.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for home visits.
• Experience in home health, outpatient, rehab, or hospice preferred.
• Strong communication, observation, and patient-teaching skills.
• Ability to work independently in varied home environments.
• Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care.
• Comfort working with older adults, chronic illness, and end-of-life needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions — Deliver exercises, gait training, strengthening, balance activities, and mobility support per the PT’s plan of care.
• Monitor patient progress — Observe, document, and report changes in condition, functional ability, and response to treatment.
• Educate patients & caregivers — Teach safe mobility techniques, fall-prevention strategies, and home exercise programs.
• Support hospice goals — Focus on comfort, positioning, gentle mobility, and quality-of-life interventions for hospice patients.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team — Communicate with PTs, nurses, aides, and social workers to ensure coordinated care.
• Maintain accurate documentation — Complete timely, compliant visit notes in the EMR.
• Ensure safety in the home — Identify environmental risks and recommend modifications to support mobility and independence.
• Improve or maintain patient mobility and functional independence
• Reduce fall risk and promote safety in the home
• Support comfort and quality of life for hospice patients
• Provide compassionate, evidence-based care aligned with patient goals

Skills

PTA license

Home health experience

Driver's license

Independent work

Compassionate care

Education

Accredited PTA program

Job description

Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to support patients in their homes throughout North Conway, NH. This role focuses on restoring mobility, improving independence, reducing pain, and delivering quality care in a home or hospice setting.

You will work one-on-one with patients, directing exercises and mobility activities per the supervising PT's plan while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and documenting progress in the EMR.