Traveling Licensed PTA — Home Health Therapy

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide home health physical therapy services. The role involves managing patient caseloads, collecting health data, and implementing tailored therapy plans in patients' homes.

You will document progress, educate patients and families, and collaborate with physicians and PT leadership to adjust plans as needed. Ideal candidates hold PTA accreditation, current state licensure, and BLS certification, with preferenced 1 year of

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved PTA program.
• Current state PTA licensure.
• BLS HCP certification from AHA.
• 1 year of licensed PT experience in clinical care or home health (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned patient caseload daily and document per plan of care.
• Collect health data from home assessments, telephonic contacts, and EMR.
• Implement care programs including modalities, procedures, exercise, and education per PTA plan.
• Document and execute plan of care addressing patient needs, discharge planning, and resource use.
• Apply clinical reasoning for accurate assessments and prioritization of needs.
• Provide patient and family education on deficits, goals, techniques, and home program with equipment use.
• Observe, record, and report treatment reactions or condition changes to physician/PT.
• Communicate updates on schedules, patient data, and orders with multidisciplinary team.
• Incorporate short- and long-term goals into therapy, documented in visit notes.
• Promote collaboration with physician and PT leadership for timely feedback.
• Ensure clear, timely, complete documentation per policy; meet productivity targets.
• Perform treatments per State PT Practice Act, Home Health Conditions, JCAHO, Medicare, OASIS, and agency policy.
• Promote shared governance and research to improve outcomes.
• Maintain current PT knowledge and competence; integrate evidence into practice.
• Contribute to quality PT practice; communicate effectively in all formats.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others in PT practice.
• Evaluate own practice against standards and accept feedback.
• Use appropriate resources for safe, effective, and cost-conscious PT services.

Skills

Documentation

Clinical reasoning

Patient education

Multidisciplinary communication

Education

PTA program

State PTA license

BLS HCP certification

Job description

Advocate Health seeks a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide home health physical therapy services. The role involves managing patient caseloads, collecting health data, and implementing tailored therapy plans in patients' homes.

You will document progress, educate patients and families, and collaborate with physicians and PT leadership to adjust plans as needed. Ideal candidates hold PTA accreditation, current state licensure, and BLS certification, with preferenced 1 year of