Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health • Universal City, TX

1d • $75,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Adaptive Home Health is building a higher-acuity, patient-centered skilled home health model across Texas to improve access to home health care. The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is a core part of that mission, helping restore function, maintain patient safety at home, and drive measurable outcomes in partnership with a supervising physical therapist.

This is a full-time, field-based home health role with a Monday–Friday schedule. The PTA delivers skilled visits under the supervising PT’s plan of care, supports functional mobility and patient goals, coordinates with the care team, coaches patients and caregivers, and documents care in Homecare Homebase (HCHB). Compensation is based on productivity points at $58 per point, with an annual compensation range of $75,000–$100,000.

Adaptive Home Health provides clinical and operational support, a productivity-based compensation model with clear expectations, scheduling and routing support, and clinician-focused technology intended to reduce documentation and coordination burdens.

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 an assigned territory.
• Ability to carry and transport basic therapy equipment as needed.
• Competency in core home health PTA scope.
• Safety-first mobility skills, including transfers, gait training, balance and fall prevention, and assistive device education.
• Skills in strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment or modification education.
• Ability to coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.

Nice To Haves

• Prior home health experience.
• Experience with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) or a similar home health EMR.
• Deeper clinical experience in high-signal orthopedic or neurological populations.
• Strong organization and time management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver skilled PTA visits in patients’ homes 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.
• Set and track objective progress within PTA scope and communicate updates or concerns to the supervising PT.
• Coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team, escalate changes in condition, align on orders, and support care coordination.
• Coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.
• Document care promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed