What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health PTA position at Sunshine Health Facilities?
We Are Hiring a Full or Part-Time Physical Therapy Assistant for Home Health.
Schedule: Days; Full or Part-Time
Location: Spokane Valley
Great opportunity to work with patients in their own environment where you can really make a difference! Sunshine Home Health is looking for a home health RN to join our team! Home health experience is preferred, and candidates should hold an active WA PTA license.
Sunshine Health Facilities
Sunshine Health provides exceptional long term and acute care services for adults in need, offering a number of services including a Health and Rehabilitation facility, a Behavioral Health and Residential Treatment Center, Memory Care, Home Health Care, Assisted Living, and four Adult Family Homes. We are an award winning, locally owned care facility serving the Spokane community for over 70 years. We take pride in giving our residents companionship along with care. Our goal is to ensure we treat everyone in our care with respect and dignity while providing a comprehensive system of services.
Sunshine Home Health Care
Our Home Health Care Facility provides health care in the home to address recovery from illness, aging in place, management of chronic disease to post-surgical care and recovery from inpatient stays. We have therapists, nurses, home health aides and social workers. The clinical team at Sunshine Home Health is very experienced and passionate about what we do. Sunshine home health is privately and locally owned and operated, having been run by the same family for over 70 years. We are experiencing tremendous growth and full-time employment is an option now or in the future.
We offer competitive pay and an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, and a 401(k). Sunshine also offers rich PTO benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
Responsibilities of the Home Health PTA
- Reviews patient history and appropriate data prior to making assigned visits.
- Follows through on assigned patients and their plans of care as outlined by a Physical Therapist.
- Evaluates clients’ response to treatment and notifies the Physical Therapist when the plan of care may need to be changed.
- Keeps Physical Therapist updated regarding care provided and patient progress, decline or plateau.
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for care provided under the direction of a Physical Therapist.
- Identifies education needs of the patient/caregivers and addresses them as outlined in the plan of care. Assesses and documents learning and communication needs of client, family and or caregivers.
- Incorporates teaching interventions into visits as directed on the plan of care.
- Documents all treatments, procedures, education and patient response according to SHHC guidelines.
- Assures all visit documentation is completed the day of the visit.
Qualifications of the Home Health PTA
Education/Experience
- Graduate of accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program. Recent home health experience desirable.
- 1 - 2 years recent hospital, subacute or rehabilitation facility experience in a medical surgical area.
- Other relevant clinical experience in a community-based facility may be substituted.
Certificates/Licenses:
- Current Physical Therapy Assistant license in good standing
- Current driver’s license
- Current CPR certification
