Physical Therapist Assistant - PTA Job at Patient Care, Reading, PA

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  • Patient Care
  • Reading, PA

Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring for a Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant to join our team in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

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At Patient Care, 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.

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As a Physical Therapy Assistant, you can expect:

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

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• Responsible 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

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  • Current licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of practice.
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  • Current CPR certification is required.
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  • Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
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Additional State Requirements

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  • PA: Must have 2,000 hours of experience providing patient-related services under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist or worked as a physical therapist assistant for at least 3 years between October 2, 2003 and October 2, 2008 (Part time work is acceptable if equivalent to 3 years of full time work).
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Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Flexible hours,

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