Home Health PTA - Restore Mobility & Independence

Optum; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled in-home care under a licensed Physical Therapist. You will implement treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, and independence in patients' homes, collaborating with patients, caregivers and the interdisciplinary care team.

Join a team focused on recovery and quality of life, with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth within home health services.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy assistant educational program as set by CAPTE.
• Current license to practice as a PTA, specific to the state you’re assigned to work in.
• Driver's License and access to reliable transportation.
• Current CPR certification.
• One year related physical therapy experience for PTAs entering home health care to ensure that knowledge and skills are sufficient to safely provide physical therapy services to patients.
• If less than one year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders is required as well as appropriate mentoring and/or participating in a residency program

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

Driver's license

Current CPR

Home health experience

Mentoring / residency option

Education

Accredited PTA program CAPTE

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, seeks a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled in-home care under a licensed Physical Therapist. You will implement treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, and independence in patients' homes, collaborating with patients, caregivers and the interdisciplinary care team.

Join a team focused on recovery and quality of life, with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth within home health services.