PTA: Dynamic Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant

Symbii Home Health and Hospice-Layton; Logan (UT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbii Home Health and Hospice-Layton seeks a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled physical therapy in home health settings under the direction of a physical therapist and according to the physician’s plan of care.

You will treat patients to relieve pain, restore function, and maintain maximum performance, guide them through exercises, apply modalities, and document progress in the patient’s chart.

Qualifications

• Direct physical therapy under supervision of a licensed PT.
• Follow physician’s plan of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical notes.
• Instruct patients in use of devices.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct physical therapy according to directions of physical therapist and in accordance with the physician’s plan of care.
• Treats patient to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance.
• Directs and aids patients in active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities and prosthetic training.
• Utilizes physical agents, including, but not be limited to heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound and massage.
• Observes and reports to the physical therapist and the Organization personnel the patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in patient’s condition.
• Instructs patients in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.
• Maintains necessary records; clinical notes and conference notes, which will be incorporated into the patient’s clinical record in prescribed time frames.
• Participates in Organization Home Care Team Members meetings and Organization in-service Education Program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Therapy administration

Clinical documentation

Communication

Job description

Symbii Home Health and Hospice-Layton seeks a Physical Therapist Assistant to provide skilled physical therapy in home health settings under the direction of a physical therapist and according to the physician’s plan of care.

You will treat patients to relieve pain, restore function, and maintain maximum performance, guide them through exercises, apply modalities, and document progress in the patient’s chart.