PTA – Home Health Therapy with Impact and Growth

AdamsPlace; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHC HomeCare Midlands is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our team in West Columbia, SC. The PTA provides physical therapy treatments under the direction of a Physical Therapist and assists with in-home care as part of a coordinated therapy team.

Responsibilities include assisting with evaluation of progress toward goals, observing patient responses, and maintaining daily treatment records and progress notes.

Qualifications

• Must have an Associate's Degree from PTA program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Must be licensed in the state in which the assistant will be practicing.
• Active member of state and national Physical Therapy Associations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical therapy services as directed by the physical therapist and ordered by the physician according to policies and procedures and state/federal regulation.
• Assists the physical therapist with evaluation of progress toward goals.
• Observes records and reports to the therapist the conditions, reactions and responses related to assigned duties.
• Maintains daily records of treatments. Documents progress notes regarding patients as directed by the therapist.

Skills

Licensed PTA

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant

Job description

NHC HomeCare Midlands is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our team in West Columbia, SC. The PTA provides physical therapy treatments under the direction of a Physical Therapist and assists with in-home care as part of a coordinated therapy team.

Responsibilities include assisting with evaluation of progress toward goals, observing patient responses, and maintaining daily treatment records and progress notes.