What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Assistant / PTA position at BrightSpring Health Services?
ID | 2024-158001 | Line of Business | AT Home Care & Hospice | Position Type | Full-Time |
AT Home Care & Hospice
Home Health Experience Preferred
Coverage area: King George / Colonial Beach or Ruther Glen area
Our Home Health Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA) are the heart of our organization! In this role, you will support your patients by providing direct care and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team to ensure that both patients and their families have an optimal care experience. Take this chance to make a meaningful impact with your career today! Come join our incredible team of clinicians and supportive leadership today!!!
Our comprehensive benefits include:
- Mileage reimbursement
- Medical and dental benefits
- Short- and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) program
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Vendor discounts
- Provide direct physical therapy according to directions of physical therapist and in accordance with the physician's plan of care
- Direct and aid patient in active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities and prosthetic training
- Utilize physical agents, including heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound and massage
- Instruct in use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices
- Observe and report to the physical therapist the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes in condition
- Ensure compliance with all state and federal legal and regulatory requirements
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy assistant program approved by the CAPTE with current licensure to practice in state of operation
- 1 year PTA experience
- Home health experience preferred
- Commitment to clinical and documentation excellence
Physical Therapist Assistant PTA Home Health
Res-Care, Inc., dba BrightSpring Health Services (“ResCare”), is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ResCare does not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities, or in employment, or on the basis of gender in its health programs and activities.