Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

AristaCare Health Services; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Medical

Dental

Vision

Job summary

AristaCare Health Services in Edison, NJ is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant to provide therapy services to residents. The role requires an active PT license, an associate's degree, and ongoing professional development to maintain licensure.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team and ensure accurate documentation and billing in the EMR system. Responsibilities include screening and evaluating residents, developing treatment plans, and communicating progress to families and the care

Qualifications

• Minimum of associate's degree in physical therapy from an accredited program.
• Active Physical Therapy license in state(s) of practice.
• Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification.
• Assume responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy assistant services to residents in accordance with standards and procedures.
• Adhere to documentation and billing procedures for PTA services.
• Demonstrate sound judgment in evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow-up of resident therapy programs.
• Conduct screening of residents at regular intervals to determine need for intervention.
• Conduct timely screening of residents referred to physical therapy to determine need for intervention and treatment.
• Evaluate residents to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation.
• Conduct specialized evaluations as indicated.
• Develop treatment plans with short- and long-term goals and methods to achieve them.
• Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plans, and recommendations to residents, families, and the care team.
• Complete compliant and medically necessary CMS documentation in NetHealth EMR.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment & evaluation

Documentation

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Associate's degree in Physical Therapy

Tools

NetHealth EMR

Job description

This is an official AristaCare Talent Acquisition job posting. Candidates who apply through this posting will work directly with our in-house Talent Acquisition Team throughout the recruitment process — not through a third-party staffing or recruitment agency.

Job Type: Full Time

Job Purpose:To assist in planning, organizing, developing, and directingPhysical Therapy Assistantservices in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as may be directed by DOR, Administrator, or regional support team to assure the highest degree of quality resident care is always maintained.

Job Functions:

• Providephysical therapyassistant services to residents in accordance with established standards of practice, Company procedures, Therapy Department procedures and productivity standards.

• Adhere to Company procedures regarding documentation and billing ofphysical therapyassistant services.

• Demonstrate sound judgment in the evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow-up of resident therapy programs.

• Conduct screening of residents at regular intervals to determine the need for intervention/treatment.

• Conduct timely screening of residents referred to physical therapy to determine the need for intervention/ treatment.

• Evaluate residents to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation.

• Conduct specialized evaluations as indicated.

• Develop treatment plans by establishing short and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals.

• Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plans, and recommendations to residents, families/ responsible parties, and interdisciplinary team members.

• To complete compliant and medically necessary documentation from CMS expectations in NetHealth EMR systems

Education & Requirements:

• Minimum of associate's degree in physical therapyfrom an accredited program

• Must have an active Physical Therapy license in state(s) of practice

• Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification -

• Assume responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay rates

• Medical, Dental, Vision

More about us at: www.aristacare.com