Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

Adaptive Home Health • Thornton, CO

1d • $75,000 - $100,000 • Remote

About The Position

Adaptive Home Health is building a higher-acuity, patient-centered, skilled home health model with the mission to dramatically improve patient access to home health care. The PTA role is a core part of that mission, helping to restore function, keep patients safe at home, and drive real outcomes in partnership with a supervising PT. The company also builds technology to support field clinicians, including charting and scheduling products to reduce documentation burden and simplify routing and visit coordination.

Requirements

• Active Colorado PTA license (in good standing)
• Strong clinical judgment and comfort working independently in the field (within PTA scope and under PT supervision)
• Comfortable escalating changes in condition to PT/RN/MD and documenting rationale clearly
• Strong communication and documentation
• Reliable follow-through on treatment plans, visit cadence, and patient goals
• Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory
• Able to carry/transport basic therapy equipment as needed
• Competency in core home health PTA scope
• Safety-first mobility work: transfers, gait training, balance/fall prevention, assistive device education
• Strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment/modification education
• Patient/caregiver coaching with practical home programs

Nice To Haves

• Prior home health experience
• Deeper clinical experience in high-signal ortho/neuro populations
• Strong organization and time management

Responsibilities

• Deliver skilled PTA visits in the home under the supervising PT’s plan of care.
• Execute treatment plans with a focus on functional mobility and measurable progress: gait/balance, transfers, strengthening, functional mobility, home safety, fall prevention.
• Set/track objective progress within PTA scope and communicate updates/concerns to the supervising PT.
• Drive multidisciplinary coordination: escalate changes in condition, align on orders, and keep the care team moving.
• Coach patients and caregivers with practical home programs that actually get done.
• Document promptly and thoroughly — defensible, efficient, and consistent.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral bonuses
• Car Program

What This Job Offers

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