Part-Time Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant

Optum; Rices Landing (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Care Partners Home Health, part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here.

Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Qualifications

• Current, licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of practice.
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Follow state-specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in home care; perform only those procedures defined by the supervising PT and make recommendations for changes in the plan of care.
• Instructs and aids patients in active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer, safety, and prosthetic training.
• Observes, records, and reports patient responses to treatment to the supervising PT, nurse, and physician; coordinates care with the health care team.
• Instructs patient, family, caregiver, and other health care team members in therapy within the PTA scope.
• Function in diverse home settings regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition.

Skills

Licensed PTA

Driver's license

Job description

Care Partners Home Health, part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve. Find a home for your career here.

Join us and embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together.