Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant – Home Health

Optum; Bermuda Run (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401k contribution

Stock purchase option

Job summary

Suncrest Home Health, a member of the LHC Group and part of the Optum family, is seeking a Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant to perform treatment and provide exercise instruction and patient education as part of the care plan.

You will follow supervising PT guidance, educate patients and families, and coordinate with the healthcare team to ensure quality home-based therapy for diverse patients across shifts.

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.
• Available to work a weekend rotation.

Responsibilities

• Following all state specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in home care, to follow the treatment set only as defined by the supervising PT; to perform only those procedures that he/she is qualified and trained to perform and to make all recommendations for changes in the plan of care to the supervising Physical Therapist
• Instructs and aids patients in active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer, safety, and prosthetic training
• Observes, records, and reports to the supervising PT, the nurse supervisor, and/or the physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition. Coordinates care with the other members of the healthcare team as appropriate
• Instructs patient, family, caregiver, and other members of the health care team in the areas of therapy within the scope of the physical therapy assistant
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

Licensed PTA

CPR certification

Job description

Suncrest Home Health, a member of the LHC Group and part of the Optum family, is seeking a Per Diem Physical Therapist Assistant to perform treatment and provide exercise instruction and patient education as part of the care plan.

You will follow supervising PT guidance, educate patients and families, and coordinate with the healthcare team to ensure quality home-based therapy for diverse patients across shifts.