Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

AristaCare Health Services; Hickorytown (PA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

AristaCare Health Services seeks a Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant to provide resident-focused therapy services under the supervision of licensed therapists, following CMS and company procedures.

You will screen residents, develop treatment plans with short and long-term goals, document in NetHealth EMR, and participate in ongoing professional development to maintain licensure.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy assistant services to residents in accordance with established standards of practice and company procedures.
• Adhere to documentation and billing procedures for physical therapy assistant services.
• Develop treatment plans with short and long-term goals and communicate findings to residents and interdisciplinary team.
• Complete compliant and medically necessary documentation from CMS expectations in NetHealth EMR systems.

Education

Associate's degree in physical therapy from an accredited program

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.

Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Purpose:

To assist in planning, organizing, developing, and directing Physical TherapyAssistantservices 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:

• Provide physical 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 of physical 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