Home Health PTA: Mobility & Independence Champion

Jobtome; Shippensburg Township (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled in-home care under a licensed Physical Therapist. You will help patients improve mobility, strength, balance, and independence while promoting safety in the home setting.

You will document progress, coordinate with the care team, and support recovery and quality of life in the patient’s home environment. This role offers strong benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a physical therapy assistant in the assigned state.
• Graduate from a CAPTE-accredited PTA program.
• One year of related PTA experience in home health care or similar setting.
• If less than one year of experience, regional clinical leaders must approve with mentoring or residency participation.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

PTA licensure

CPR certification

Education

CAPTE-accredited PTA program

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled in-home care under a licensed Physical Therapist. You will help patients improve mobility, strength, balance, and independence while promoting safety in the home setting.

You will document progress, coordinate with the care team, and support recovery and quality of life in the patient’s home environment. This role offers strong benefits and opportunities for professional growth.