Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health•Macomb, MI

9d•$75,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Adaptive is building an AI-native home healthcare platform and growing its presence in Detroit. The Physical Therapy Assistant will provide home health care to patients in Detroit and help establish the clinical, documentation, and referral-partner standards for the market. The role is field based and full-time, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends as needed. The PTA delivers skilled visits in patients’ homes under a supervising physical therapist’s plan of care, supporting functional mobility and measurable progress. The clinician carries a high-quality caseload, tracks progress within PTA scope, coordinates with the supervising PT and multidisciplinary care team, and coaches patients and caregivers on practical home programs. Documentation is completed promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB). The target caseload is approximately 30 productivity points per week. Compensation is $58 per point, with an indicated annual range of $75,000–$100,000. Full-time benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage and PTO; a $1,000 referral bonus is also offered. The role is suited to an ownership-minded, tech-forward clinician who is interested in helping shape the organization’s playbook and improve its software and operating procedures.

Requirements

Active Michigan PTA license in good standing.
Reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license, and auto insurance.
Competency in core home health PTA scope.
Ability to perform safe mobility work, including transfers, gait training, balance and fall prevention, and assistive-device recommendations.
Ability to provide strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment or modification education.
Ability to coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.
Ability to carry or transport basic therapy equipment as needed.

Nice To Haves

Home health experience is strongly preferred.
Interest in shaping the playbook and refining standard operating procedures.
Comfort leveraging software to accelerate charting and providing candid feedback to improve it.

Responsibilities

Deliver skilled PTA visits in the home under the supervising PT’s plan of care.
Execute 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 and concerns to the supervising PT.
Coordinate with the multidisciplinary care team, escalate changes in condition, align on orders, and help keep care moving.
Coach patients and caregivers on practical home programs.
Document promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB).
Carry a full, high-quality caseload, targeting approximately 30 productivity points per week.
Contribute to improved patient outcomes and experience, including participating in case conferences and team huddles.
Build trust with discharge planners, assisted living facilities, physicians, patients, families, and referral partners.
Help establish clinical, documentation, and operational standards as the Detroit team grows.
Provide education on assistive devices and home safety assessment or modification within the PTA’s scope.