What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPTA - Physical Therapist Assistant - Home Health FT position at Interim HealthCare?
Lead the charge in improving the patient care experience and help us continue to give clients the opportunity to maintain their dignity and receive quality care in their homes. Our clinicians thrive in our compassionate culture of care and amazing patient outcomes, which helps us support not only our patients but their families as well.
Interim HealthCare is America's leading provider of home care, hospice, and healthcare staffing. We offer one of the most comprehensive selections of career opportunities in the industry ranging from per diem to full-time. Interim offers the security of working for an established company. Nationally, Interim HealthCare has been providing great jobs to great people for over 50 years and our family owned franchise since 1991! That kind of stability combined with our commitment to integrity makes us your perfect career partner.
Compensation for a Full-time Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA):
- Weekly Pay
- Competitive per visit pay.
- Mileage Reimbursement $0.45 per mile.
Benefits for FT Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA):
- Flexible Scheduling
- Open Enrollment twice annually for FT staff.
- Health Benefits – Minimum Essential Coverage, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, and Indemnity Medical Plans.
- Time Off Benefits – PTO accrual based on amount worked.
Minimum Education, Experience, Skills & Abilities Required for a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA):
- Licensed to practice as a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- In the last five (5) years, two (2) years of experience as a physical therapist assistant that is relevant to the patient population assigned, preferred.
- Current CPR Certification.
Essential Functions for a Physical Therapist (PTA):
- Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
- Acts at the direction and under the supervision of the treating physical therapist and in accordance with the plan of care.
- Participates in the development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
- Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
- Assists the treating physical therapist in documenting a patient’s progress and response to treatment.
- Completes and submits timely, legible, accurate, relevant and sufficient documentation (written or electronic) addressing the treatment and interventions provided, the patient’s response to the treatment and interventions, and the patient’s progress toward goals in accordance with professional standards of practice, policy and procedures, and payor requirements.
- Counsels and educates the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals and in meeting healthcare related needs.
- Effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care to promote coordination of patient care and planning for discharge.
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