Physical Therapy Assistant (Home Care)

Ascend Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascend Health is hiring a Physical Therapy Assistant to oversee rehabilitation for residents in a home care setting. The PTA collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to balance outcomes with cost-effective care while adhering to regulatory standards.

The role requires an active PTA license, focus on older adult rehab, and ability to travel to other facilities as needed. This is a full-time, on-site position in a skilled home care environment.

Qualifications

• Current and Active Physical Therapy Assistant license within the state of operations
• Prefer experience/knowledge in older adult rehabilitation
• Prefer knowledge in governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings

Responsibilities

• Provide and direct resident rehabilitation care following accepted practice standards
• Evaluate resident needs and establish effective treatment plans
• Coordinate supervision of treatment plans with staff and other disciplines
• Screen residents according to directed schedules
• Provide feedback to the supervisor on clinical and rehabilitation issues
• Participate in center processes and services
• Manage treatment and related activities efficiently
• Complete clinical documentation to meet regulatory requirements
• Maintain billing records compliant with requirements
• Assist with marketing efforts as directed
• Travel to other facilities to provide services as needed

Skills

Patient care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Great new Career Opportunity in Home Care!

Now Hiring - Physical Therapy Assistant

The Physical Therapy Assistant's (PTA) overall responsibility is to manage the care of the resident/resident, managing quality of all related outcomes. The PTA participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, manages resources to meet the needs of the resident/resident and related customers balancing outcomes and cost effective and efficient treatment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides and directs resident/resident rehabilitation care within all general accepted practice methods, meeting all center, state, federal, and accrediting standards.
2. Evaluates residents/resident needs and establishes effective and efficient treatment plans for the resident/residents assigned.
3. Manages and coordinates the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines as indicated.
4. Participates in the screening of all residents according to directed schedules and practices.
5. Provides feedback to the designated supervisor on all clinical and rehabilitation issues.
6. Participates in all center directed processes and services.
7. Shows effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities.
8. Performs necessary clinical documentation to meet center, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements.
9. Maintains complete, accurate and timely billing records to meet center, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements
10. Assists with marketing efforts as directed.
11. Participates in in-service training programs as requested 12. May travel to other facilities to provide services

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy

Professional Experience:

• Current and Active Physical Therapy Assistant license within the state of operations
• Prefer-experience/knowledge in older adult rehabilitation.
• Prefer knowledge in governmental and regulatory guidelines in designated healthcare settings