License Physical Therapist Assistant - Home Health South Charlotte FT Days

American Addiction Centers•Charlotte, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a Physical Therapist Assistant in Home Health, serving the South Charlotte area. The role involves managing an assigned patient caseload daily, ensuring timely care and documentation according to the plan of care and physician orders. Responsibilities include collecting health data, implementing care programs, documenting and executing the plan of care, applying clinical reasoning for assessments, providing patient and family education, observing and reporting patient condition changes, communicating with the multidisciplinary team, and ensuring clear, timely documentation to meet productivity targets. The role also requires performing treatments per state practice acts and agency policies, promoting shared governance, maintaining current PT knowledge, and collaborating with patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program (required).
Current state licensure as a PTA (required).
Maintain current state driver’s license and auto insurance at all times.
Personal vehicle must be well maintained and in safe driving condition.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA (required).
Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development principles.
Demonstrates skills and competency appropriate to age, culture, developmental stage, and special needs of patients served.
Limit access to PHI to information reasonably necessary to perform job duties.
Share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.

Nice To Haves

1-year experience as a licensed PT in a clinical care setting or home health (preferred).
Pediatrics: 1-year pediatric experience within the past 5 years (preferred) OR education and training provided by Healthy@Home.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned patient caseload daily, ensuring timely care and documentation per plan of care and MD orders.
Collect health data from home assessments, telephonic contacts, and EMR.
Implement care programs including modalities, procedures, exercise, and education per PT plan.
Document and execute plan of care addressing patient/family needs, discharge planning, and resource use.
Apply clinical reasoning and skills for accurate assessments, therapy effectiveness, and prioritization of needs.
Provide and document patient/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.
Support collaboration with physician and PT leadership for timely feedback on patient condition or care changes.
Ensure clear, timely, complete documentation per policy and standards; meet productivity targets.
Perform treatments per State PT Practice Act, Home Health Conditions, JCAHO, Medicare, OASIS, and agency policy.
Promote shared governance, decision-making, and research to improve outcomes.
Maintain current PT knowledge and competence; integrate evidence and research 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, regulations, and accept constructive feedback.
Use appropriate resources for safe, effective, and cost-conscious PT services.