Physical Therapist Assistant
Physical Therapist Assistant
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Job Description
Overview
KidsCare Home Health is an ethical therapist owned and operated home health company. We are seeking to immediately hire a Physical Therapist Assistant.KidsCare provides therapy services to children with special needs in the comfort of their own homes. If you have a passion for working with pediatrics and making a difference in your community while enjoying worklife balance KidsCare is the place for you!
Our leadership team recognizes the hard work and dedication of our therapists by promoting from within and by adding leadership roles that come with minimal stress levels. We have also redesigned our mentorship programs so that everyone gets the guidance they desire; your success is our focus!
At KidsCare we desire to work with individuals who embody the values of the organization which together create our C.A.R.E. culture. In return we offer afull benefits package to include health dental vision disability and life insurance; paid time off 401K professional development funds and tuition reimbursement.
What Sets UsApart:
- Therapist Owned/Operated We understand your challengesfirsthand.
- Ethically Centered Ourclients and therapists are our top priority.
- Work Life Balance Choose your caseload size based on your lifestyle needs.
- Create Your Own Schedule Choose patients and treatment times.
Responsibilities
The Physical Therapist Assistant will provide medically prescribed physical therapy under the supervision of a Physical Therapist (PT) for pediatric patients within the home health setting. They will direct the patient and the caregiver as outlined in the treatment plan in collaboration with a Physical Therapist to restore reinforce and/or enhance performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide clinical treatment to patients as directed by PT supervisor.
- Consult with supervisor on patient progress and maintains appropriate records.
- Coordinate patient care with office staff and other disciplines.
- Maintain appropriate communication with PT supervisor regarding progress problems home programs and other issues related to the therapeutic process.
- Maintain and complete appropriate documentation in a timely manner.
- Maintain adequate caseload with appropriate productivity.
- Attend Continuing Education activities and expand scope of service.
- Responsible for the maintenance of supplies and equipment.
- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve company and departmental goals.
- Serve as the backup service provider for other caseloads as needed.
- Comply with all company policies practices and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Work Experience Requirements
- Associates degree as a Certified Physical Therapy Assistant.
- Current stateissued professional licensure.
- Valid state driver license.
- CPR certified.
- Pediatric clinical experience preferred.
- Home health experience preferred.
Other Qualifications and Skills
- Ability to read and write in simple correspondence with effective public speaking in small groups.
- Excellent critical thinking and critical thinking skills.
- Detailoriented with strong organizational skills.
- Ability to interpret instruction with the ability to solve practical problems with a variety of concrete variables.
- Proficient computer skills to include Microsoft Office Suite record keeping and routine database activity.
- Manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Physical Demands/Working Environment
- Spends onethird to twothirds of time in standing walking reaching sitting kneeling and crawling
- Over twothirds of time is spent using hands fingers and will handle feel talk and
- Diverse indoor residential or childcare
- Moderate physical activity performing strenuous activities of a therapy
- Must be able to lift a minimum of twentyfive
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
- Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers phone and printers light traffic).
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employment Type
Full-Time
