Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects • Oroville, CA

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About The Position

FeldCare Connects is seeking a self-motivated Physical Therapist Assistant to provide home health care to adults of all ages in the Oroville area. The role focuses on promoting patients’ ability to move, reducing pain, restoring function, and preventing disability. The job description describes assessing and evaluating patient care needs, determining and carrying out treatment interventions, and monitoring patient progress to support patients’ well-being.

This is an independent contractor position. Clinicians can make their own schedules and choose their preferred service area, work independently, and receive administrative support with assigning, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance.

Requirements

• Ability and enthusiasm to work with people of all ages.
• 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 and their application in a rehabilitation environment.
• Skills in providing a variety of treatments.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to understand the role of therapy in the context of patients’ ages, needs, and environments.
• Sound clinical reasoning in treatment planning, implementation, and monitoring patient progress.
• Ability to recognize when patient protocols or treatment plans need modification to meet patient needs and report this to the therapist.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient care needs.
• Carry out treatment interventions to improve and enhance patients’ well-being.
• Monitor patient progress.
• Recognize when protocols or treatment plans need modification and report this to the therapist.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records with discretion.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling and choice of preferred service area.
• Independence to work as one's own boss.
• Above-average compensation.
• Ability to write off expenses.
• Administrative support for assigning, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance.
• Work with a group that shares a passion for helping people.

What This Job Offers

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