Home Health- PTA- Full time

Care; Glendale (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Care in Glendale, AZ, is seeking a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant for full-time home health services. The role involves evaluating patient function, planning care, and implementing PT programs to restore mobility and relieve pain in the patient’s home.

The position requires a graduate from an accredited PT program and AZ state licensure, with the ability to work collaboratively with physicians and family members to ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program and holds Arizona state license.

Responsibilities

• Assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s functional status and environment.
• Assess home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers; identify equipment needs.
• Perform testing and evaluations (ROM, MM tests, gait, functional analysis) and document findings.
• Complete start-of-care and ongoing assessments and related paperwork per agency policy.
• Reevaluate and adjust patient programs to maximize functional gains and prevent disability.
• Administer prescribed PT treatments and therapeutic exercise protocols.
• Communicate with family, physician, and care team to coordinate care.
• Submit evaluation notes, plan of care changes, and progress reports within required timelines.

Education

Graduate from accredited Physical Therapy program, licensed in AZ

Job description

# Home Health- PTA- Full timeHot JobGlendale, AZ## Description**Key Deliverables:*** Assists the physician in evaluating the patient's level of function. ·* . Assess patient's home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers identify equipment needs. ··* Identifies functional problems and establishes goals and a plan of care designed to improve the patient’s functional status (revising as necessary),* Performs patient tests, measurements, and evaluations, such as range of-motion and manual muscle tests, gait and functional analysis, and body parts measurement, and recor.ds and evaluates findings toaid establishing or revising specifics of treatment programs.* Performs and completes start-of-care, and ongoing assessments and associated paperwork in accordance to agency policy.* Periodically reevaluates and upgrades the patient's program to maximize functional improvement.* Administers the exercise program utilizing specialized therapeutic exercise techniques and equipment.* Plans and administers prescribed physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function,relieve pain and prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of body parts,* Recommends prosthetic/orthotic devices for patients or evaluates their devices and makes minor adjustments or recommends modifications by the prosthetist/orthotist.* • Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care. ·* Performs and submits required documentation of patient's evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders.* All patient visit notes must be turned in the next scheduled workday, not to exceed forty-eight (48)· hours.**Performance Responsibilities**Although each position has its own unique duties and responsibilities, the following listing applies to every employee. All employees of the organization:* Will exercise necessary cost control measures.* Will strive to maintain positive internal and external customer service relationships.* Must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.* Must demonstrate effective communication skills by conveying necessary information accurately, listening effectively and asking questions when clarification is needed.* Must be able to be depended upon to plan and organize work effectively and ensure its completion.* Must be able to demonstrate reliability by arriving to work on time and taking breaks in expected time frames.* Will be expected to meet all productivity requirements.* Must be able to demonstrate team behavior and must be willing to promote a team-oriented environment.* Is expected to represent the organization professionally at all times.* Must be able to demonstrate initiative, strives to continually improve processes and relationships. **Tactical Deliverables:*** Notifies patient/clients prior to the visit and communicates further visits scheduled.* Drives responsibly and safely to and from the client's home.* Schedules own time-based on priorities and maintain productivity utilizing time management.* Provides appropriate and thorough service to patients/clients, ensuring proper completion of services in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with agency policy.* Makes the initial patient/client Start of Care (SOC) assessment within appropriate time as scheduled by the agency.* Demonstrates respectable customer service and professionalism at all times.* Establishes Home Bound Status and document.* Provides skilled services and/or supervises, requiring substantial knowledge and skills in accordance with the Plan of Care (POC) and accepted standards of professional practice.* Determines discipline frequencies according to physician order and/or assessed needs.* Implement and adhere to physician's orders.* Obtains physician order or verbal orders for Start of Care (SOC) or Resumption of Care (ROC) or Recertification (RECERT) within twenty-four (24) to forty-eight (48) hours from the time of service.* Notify physician with any changes with the initial plan of care (POC) and obtain any appropriate orders.* Provide teaching to patient/client and answer health-related questions and document patient/client/caregiver understanding of education.* Complete Home Health Nursing Aide care plan and make supervisory visits on Home Health Aides and PTAs at least every fourteen days (14).* Document patient's/client's care using appropriate agency forms and submit to agency within appropriate timeline.* Assess any medication changes with each Re-visit and update the Medication Profile Form in the home and in the agency's medical record.* Notifies physician with any change in client condition, abnormal findings and new medications. Obtains orders as Indicated with the appropriate form and submit in a timely manner.* Completes Discharge Oasis and Discharge Summary when patient/client is discharged.* Complete Recertification Oasis every sixty (60) days while on service and obtain new orders for a new plan of care.* Communicate with the staffing coordinator with any scheduling concerns and/or changes in patient/client assignment.* Communicate all Start of Cares (SOC), Resumption of Care (ROC) or Recertification (RECERT) to the clinical support division within twenty-four (24) hours of completion.* Maintain continuity of care and document communications with others within the health care team.* Demonstrate work that meets quality standards. Assisi in periodic auditing of paperwork of self/peers.* Assisi in training of new personnel for field duty.* Communicates regularly with the Director of Nursing and Clinical Supervisor with all patient/client concerns or ideas for better patient/client outcomes.* Adheres to Agency Code of Conduct, Standards of Practice, and Patients/Clients Rights/ Responsibilities.* Demonstrates professionalism in appearance, adhering to Agency dress code.* Accessible transportation to and from patients/clients visits.* Ability to lift 30 pounds, move intermittently throughout the workday, inclusive of sitting, standing and bending, pushing, pulling or moving objects and patients/clients.## Qualifications**Education and Experience:** Must be a graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program and licensed by the state of Arizona.