Home Health PTA: Restore Mobility & Independence

Optum; Sunbury (OH); Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide skilled care in patients’ homes under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You will execute individualized treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, balance and independence, while promoting safety at home.

Join a team dedicated to recovery and quality of life. Responsibilities include delivering PT interventions, documenting patient responses, and coordinating follow-up care with the care team and community

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a physical therapy assistant, specific to the state you're assigned to work in.
• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy assistant educational program as set by the CAPTE.
• One year related physical therapy experience for PTAs entering home health care.
• If less than one year of experience, approval from regional clinical leaders and mentoring/residency required.
• 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

Licensed PTA

CPR certification

Education

CAPTE-accredited PTA program

Job description

Optum is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide skilled care in patients’ homes under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You will execute individualized treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, balance and independence, while promoting safety at home.

Join a team dedicated to recovery and quality of life. Responsibilities include delivering PT interventions, documenting patient responses, and coordinating follow-up care with the care team and community