Physical Therapy Assistant (Home Care)

Ascend Health; Newark (NJ); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ascend Health in Newark, NJ is seeking a dedicated Physical Therapy Assistant to join our home care team. The PTA will manage resident rehabilitation, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, and support quality outcomes with cost-conscious treatment plans.

The ideal candidate holds an active PTA license, is experienced in older adult rehabilitation, and can document services accurately while participating in ongoing training and center-wide processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy.
• Current and Active Physical Therapy Assistant license in the state of operations.
• Prefer experience in older adult rehabilitation.

Responsabilités

• Provides and directs resident rehabilitation care within accepted practice methods.
• Evaluates residents and establishes treatment plans.
• Manages supervision of treatment plans with staff.
• Screens residents according to directed schedules.
• Provides feedback to supervisor on clinical issues.
• Participates in center processes and services.
• Manages treatment and related activities.
• Performs clinical documentation to meet requirements.
• Maintains billing records.

Connaissances

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical documentation

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy

Description du poste

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