Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
About The Position
Adaptive Home Health is building a higher-acuity, patient-centered skilled home health model across Texas to improve patient access to home health care. The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is a core part of this mission, helping restore function, keep patients safe at home, and drive patient outcomes in partnership with a supervising physical therapist. The PTA delivers skilled visits in patients’ homes under the supervising PT’s plan of care. The role focuses on functional mobility and measurable progress, including gait and balance, transfers, strengthening, home safety, and fall prevention. The PTA tracks objective progress within PTA scope, communicates updates and concerns to the supervising PT, coordinates with the multidisciplinary care team, coaches patients and caregivers on home programs, and documents care promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB). This is a field-based, full-time position scheduled Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends as needed. Compensation is based on productivity points at $58.00 per point, with stated annual compensation of $75,000–$100,000. Adaptive provides clinical and operational support, schedule coordination, and clinician-focused technology intended to reduce documentation burden and streamline scheduling.
Requirements
- Active Texas PTA license in good standing.
- Strong clinical judgment and ability to work independently in the field within PTA scope and under PT supervision.
- Ability to escalate changes in condition to PT, RN, or MD and clearly document the rationale.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Reliable follow-through on treatment plans, visit cadence, and patient goals.
- Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across the assigned territory.
- Ability to carry and transport basic therapy equipment as needed.
- Competency in core home health PTA scope, including safe transfers, gait training, balance and fall prevention, and assistive device education.
- Competency in strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment and modification education.
- Ability to coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.
Nice To Haves
- Prior home health experience.
- Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience or experience with a similar home health EMR.
- Deeper clinical experience in high-signal orthopedic or neurological populations.
- Strong organization and time-management skills.
Responsibilities
- Deliver skilled PTA visits in the home under the supervising PT’s plan of care.
- Carry out treatment plans focused on functional mobility and measurable progress, including gait and balance, transfers, strengthening, home safety, and fall prevention.
- Track objective progress within PTA scope and communicate updates and concerns to the supervising PT.
- Coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team, escalate changes in condition, align on orders, and support continuity of care.
- Coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.
- Document promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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