Full Time PTA Horizon Home Health & Hospice Emmett

Pennant Group • Emmett, ID

11d

About The Position

The Physical Therapy Assistant provides physical therapy services under the direction of a physical therapist and in accordance with the physician’s plan of care. The role supports patients in relieving pain, developing or restoring function, and maintaining maximum performance. The position also involves documenting care, reporting patient responses and condition changes, instructing patients on assistive and orthotic devices, and participating in team meetings and in-service education.

Requirements

• Be licensed as a PT assistant where the HHA is located if licensure is required.
• Graduate from a PT assistant program approved by CAPTE and pass a national examination for PT assistants.
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Be a licensed driver and have an automobile insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and in good working condition.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct physical therapy as directed by the physical therapist and in accordance with the physician’s plan of care.
• Treat patients to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance.
• Direct and assist patients with active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities, and prosthetic training.
• Use physical agents, including heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound, and massage.
• Observe and report patients’ reactions to treatment and changes in their condition to the physical therapist and Organization personnel.
• Instruct patients in the care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.
• Maintain clinical and conference notes and other required records for incorporation into the patient’s clinical record within prescribed time frames.
• Participate in Organization Home Care Team Members meetings and the Organization in-service Education Program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed