Physical Therapy Assistant - Beaver & Surrounding Areas

Concordia Lutheran Ministries and Affiliates•Baden, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Concordia Visiting Nurses is a Medicare-certified, state licensed, Medicaid approved home health agency operating in nine Western Pennsylvania counties. For well over a decade, Concordia Visiting Nurses has provided high-quality skilled nursing, palliative care, and a variety of therapy services to our patients. Our goal is to deliver quality home health services, in good faith, to those who entrust themselves to our care and to minister to the unique needs of each individual with respect, dignity, and compassion. We strive to hire excellent people at Concordia - and keep them as well! Full-time: Beaver & surrounding areas. The Certified Physical Therapy Assistant [PTA] is a professional qualified to provide physical therapy treatment under the supervision of a Registered and Licensed Physical Therapist (LPT) to patients in the home as prescribed by the attending physician.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited physical therapy assistant program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association
Certified as an physical therapy assistant with an indirect license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Has performed the minimum of 2,000 hours of physical-therapy related acts which have been signed off by a supervising LPT.
The individual must have worked three of the five previous five years in therapy with notarization of application and copy of their resume.
Reliable, independent means of transportation to make home visits. Drivers must have a valid driver’s license and drive a car with insurance limits as established in personnel policies

Responsibilities

Makes home visits to patients in accordance with the physician’s plan of care
Implements the therapy program established by the LPT, providing services to prevent disability, relieve pain, restoring function and independence to achieve the patient’s full potential following disease or injury.
Assists in teaching patients and in planning discharge from physical therapy services
Completes required documentation for ongoing service on the day of the visit.
Confers with supervising physical therapist, at least, every month, more often as patient needs dictate
Calls the Clinical Supervisor with any immediate patient clinical needs
Assists with coordinating a licensed physical therapy supervisory visit once every 7th visit or once every 14 calendar days, whichever comes first.
Maintains confidentiality of client information
Submits a schedule of patients as requested.
Reports patient responses to treatment, changes in care needs, progress towards goals to the supervising LPT.