Physical Therapist Assistant PTA PRN

Amedisys; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Amedisys is seeking a compassionate Physical Therapist Assistant to provide home health PT services under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist. You’ll help patients regain mobility and independence in their own homes, document progress, and collaborate with a supportive clinical team.

As a PRN PTA, you’ll participate in care planning, contribute to wellness and prevention efforts, and coordinate with other providers to support seamless patient care in the community.

Qualifications

• Current PTA license for the applicable state.
• Graduation from CAPTE-accredited PTA program.
• Minimum one year of PTA home health experience, or regional leaders' mentoring/ residency if less than one year.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical therapy services under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.
• Observes and reports patient responses to treatment and any condition changes.
• Promotes wellness and prevention and provides resources for future needs.
• Documents supervisory activities in the medical record.
• Monitors patient response to PT interventions.
• Participates in patient care conferences, in-services, audits, and quality improvement activities.
• Maintains confidentiality of information related to PT-client relationships.
• Makes follow-up care recommendations and coordinates with admitting agency and other providers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Overview

Schedule PRN

Join Our Team as a Home Health PTA – Make a Meaningful Impact Every Day!

Are you a compassionate and skilled Physical Therapist Assistant looking to bring your expertise directly into patients’ homes? We’re seeking a dedicated PTA to deliver high-quality physical therapy services under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist, helping patients regain mobility, independence, and confidence in the comfort of their own space. If you're passionate about promoting wellness, documenting progress, and collaborating with a supportive clinical team, this is your opportunity to make a real difference—one visit at a time.

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.

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 Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
• 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.
• Current CPR certification.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amedisys is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified employees and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected characteristic.