Sunrise PTA

Sunrise Home Health; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Home Health is seeking a qualified Physical Therapist in Mesa, Arizona. The role involves assisting with patient evaluations, assessing home environments, performing tests and administering treatment programs.

The ideal candidate must have a degree from an accredited Physical Therapy program and be licensed in Arizona. Responsibilities include regular documentation and coordination with healthcare teams to ensure quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program.
• Licensed by the state of Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Assist the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function.
• Assess patient’s home environment for safety hazards.
• Perform patient tests and evaluations.
• Administer and plan physical therapy treatment programs.
• Confers with patients' families and healthcare staff.

Skills

Patient assessment

Therapeutic exercise techniques

Documentation

Communication with healthcare teams

Education

Graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program

Licensed by the state of Arizona

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Apache Healthcare Services - Mesa, AZ 85203

Key Deliverables

• Assists the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function.
• Assesses patient’s home environment for safety hazards and architectural barriers, identifying equipment needs.
• Identifies functional problems and establishes goals and a plan of care designed to improve the patient’s functional status (revising as necessary).
• Performs patient tests, measurements, and evaluations, such as range‑of‑motion and manual muscle tests, gait and functional analysis, and body parts measurement, and records and evaluates findings to aid establishing or revising specifics of treatment programs.
• Performs and completes start‑of‑care and ongoing assessments and associated paperwork in accordance with agency policy.
• Periodically reevaluates and upgrades the patient’s program to maximize functional improvement.
• Administers the exercise program utilizing specialized therapeutic exercise techniques and equipment.
• Plans and administers prescribed physical therapy treatment programs for patients to restore function, relieve pain and prevent disability following disease, injury, or loss of body parts.
• Recommends prosthetic/orthotic devices for patients or evaluates their devices and makes minor adjustments or recommends modifications by the prosthetist/orthotist.
• Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care.
• Performs and submits required documentation of patient’s evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders.
• All patient visit notes must be turned in the next scheduled workday, not to exceed forty‑eight (48) hours.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Must be a graduate from an accredited Physical Therapy program and licensed by the state of Arizona.