Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects • Monrovia, CA

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About The Position

FeldCare Connects is seeking a self-motivated Physical Therapist Assistant to provide home health care in the Monrovia area, working with adults of all ages. The role involves evaluating patient care needs to promote mobility, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. The position description also refers to determining treatment plans, carrying out interventions, and monitoring patient progress; assistants are expected to identify when plans or protocols may need modification and report this to the therapist.

This is an independent contractor opportunity. Clinicians can make their own schedules and choose their preferred work area, work independently, and receive administrative support with assignments, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance. FeldCare Connects describes the opportunity as offering above-average compensation and the ability to write off expenses.

Requirements

• Physical Therapist license and registration by the state.
• Completion of a Physical Therapist curriculum approved by the American Physical Therapy Association, the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association.
• Knowledge of physical therapy principles, theories, and methods as applied in a rehabilitation environment.
• Skills in providing a variety of treatments.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to understand therapy in the context of patients’ ages, needs, and environments.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate, discreet records.
• Sound clinical reasoning in treatment planning, implementation, and monitoring patient progress.
• Ability and enthusiasm to work with people of all ages.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient care needs to promote movement, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.
• Carry out treatment interventions aimed at improving and enhancing patient well-being.
• Monitor patient progress effectively.
• Recognize when patient protocols or treatment plans may need modification and report this to the therapist.
• Prepare and maintain records accurately and discreetly.
• Coordinate with administrative support for assignments, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling and choice of preferred work area.
• Independence and ability to work as one's own boss.
• Above-average compensation.
• Ability to write off expenses.
• Administrative support for assignments, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance.
• Opportunity to join a group focused on helping people.

What This Job Offers

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