Physical Therapist Assistant PTA

We are hiring for a Physical Therapy Assistant.

Salary based on full-time employment and max productivity : $104,000 - $109,000 per year

At Patient Care Home Health, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it : for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.

As a Physical Therapy Assistant, you can expect :

• the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships
• continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
• flexible scheduling and autonomy
• career growth possibilities

Give your passion to serve others and your drive for better, more advanced quality healthcare.

The Home Health

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA, LPTA)  performs treatment and provides exercise instruction and patient education aimed at improving / enhancing the patient's well-being while following the established plan of care.

esponsible for following all state specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in home care, to follow the treatment set only as defined by the supervising PT; to perform only those procedures that he / she is qualified and trained to perform and to make all recommendations for changes in the plan of care to the supervising Physical Therapist.

Instructs

and aids patients in active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer, safety, and prosthetic training.

Observes, records, and reports to the supervising PT, the nurse supervisor, and / or the physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition. Coordinates care with the other members of the healthcare team as

appropriate.

Instructs patient, family,

caregiver, and other members of the health care team in the areas of therapy within the scope of the physical therapy assistant.

License Requirements