Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects • Santa Cruz, CA

6d • Onsite

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 Santa Cruz area. The role focuses on promoting patients’ ability to move, reducing pain, restoring function, and preventing disability. The job description describes assessment and evaluation of patient care needs, development of treatment plans, delivery of interventions, and monitoring of patient progress. The assistant is expected to recognize when protocols or treatment plans may need modification and report this to the therapist.

This is an independent contractor position. FeldCare Connects offers clinicians flexibility to set their own schedules and choose their preferred service area, independence to manage their work, administrative support, and the opportunity to help people.

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 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.
• Ability to prepare and maintain records accurately and discreetly.
• Sound clinical reasoning in treatment planning, implementation, and monitoring patient progress.
• Ability and enthusiasm for working with people of all ages.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient care needs.
• Deliver treatments and interventions to improve mobility, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.
• Monitor patient progress effectively.
• Recognize when protocols or treatment plans may need modification to meet patient needs and report this to the therapist.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records with discretion.
• Coordinate with administrative support functions, including scheduling, communication, care coordination, and quality assurance, as applicable.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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