Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Medical

Dental

Vision

Job summary

AristaCare is seeking a Full-Time Physical Therapy Assistant in Pennsylvania to provide therapy services to residents, adhere to documentation and billing procedures, and contribute to care planning with the clinical team.

The role requires an associate's degree in physical therapy, an active PTA license, and ongoing professional development to maintain licensure. Excellent documentation in NetHealth EMR and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of associate's degree in physical therapy from 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical therapy assistant services to residents in accordance with established standards of practice and company procedures.
• Adhere to company procedures regarding documentation and billing of physical therapy assistant services.
• Demonstrate sound judgment in evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow-up of resident therapy programs.
• 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, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Complete CMS-compliant documentation from NetHealth EMR systems.

Education

Associate's degree in Physical Therapy

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