Home Health PTA — Sign-On Bonus & Growth

Optum; Shelton (CT); In loco; USD 64.000 - 96.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to deliver skilled PT services in patients' homes under a supervising PT. You will implement individualized treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, balance, and independence while promoting safety in the home setting.

You will collaborate with patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to support recovery, document progress, and ensure high-quality care in a home health environment.

Competenze

• Graduate from an accredited physical therapy assistant educational program as set by the
• Current license to practice as a physical therapy assistant, specific to the state you’re assigned to work in
• Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
• Current CPR certification
• 1+ years of 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

Mansioni

• 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

Descrizione del lavoro

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to deliver skilled PT services in patients' homes under a supervising PT. You will implement individualized treatment plans to improve mobility, strength, balance, and independence while promoting safety in the home setting.

You will collaborate with patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to support recovery, document progress, and ensure high-quality care in a home health environment.