Female Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects • Morgan Hill, 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 Morgan Hill area. The position is for an independent contractor. The role focuses on promoting patients’ ability to move, reducing pain, restoring function, and preventing disability. The posting describes assessing and evaluating patient care needs, determining treatment plans, delivering interventions to improve patient well-being, and monitoring patient progress. The assistant should recognize when protocols or treatment plans may need adjustment and report this to the therapist.

FeldCare Connects offers clinicians flexibility to set their own schedules and choose their preferred service area, independence in their work, administrative support for assignments and care coordination, and the opportunity to work with a group focused on helping people.

Requirements

• Physical Therapist license and state registration.
• 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 in a rehabilitation environment.
• Skill 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.
• Sound clinical reasoning in treatment planning, implementation, and monitoring patient progress.
• Ability and enthusiasm to work with patients of all ages.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient care needs.
• Support patients’ mobility, pain reduction, functional restoration, and disability prevention through home health care.
• Carry out treatment interventions aimed at improving and enhancing patient well-being.
• Monitor patient progress.
• Recognize when protocols or treatment plans may need modification and report this to the therapist.
• Prepare and maintain records accurately and discreetly.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling and choice of preferred work area.
• Independence, including the ability to be your own boss and write off expenses.
• Above-average compensation.
• Administrative support for assignments, communication, scheduling, care coordination, and quality assurance.

What This Job Offers

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