Physical Therapist Assistant- Hugh Chatham Outpatient Therapy (Elkin, NC) FT Days

Essential Functions: Manage assigned patient caseload daily, ensuring timely care and documentation per plan of care and MD orders. Collect health data from home assessments, telephonic contacts, and EMR. Implement care programs including modalities, procedures, exercise, and education per PT plan. Document and execute plan of care addressing patient/family needs, discharge planning, and resource use. Apply clinical reasoning and skills for accurate assessments, therapy effectiveness, and prioritization of needs. Provide and document patient/family education on deficits, goals, techniques, and home program with equipment use. Observe, record, and report treatment reactions or condition changes to physician/PT. Communicate updates on schedules, patient data, and orders with multidisciplinary team. Incorporate short- and long-term goals into therapy, documented in visit notes. Support collaboration with physician and PT leadership for timely feedback on patient condition or care changes. Ensure clear, timely, complete documentation per policy and standards; meet productivity targets. Perform treatments per State PT Practice Act, Home Health Conditions, JCAHO, Medicare, OASIS, and agency policy. Promote shared governance, decision-making, and research to improve outcomes. Maintain current PT knowledge and competence; integrate evidence and research into practice. Contribute to quality PT practice; communicate effectively in all formats. Collaborate with patients, families, and others in PT practice. Evaluate own practice against standards, regulations, and accept constructive feedback. Use appropriate resources for safe, effective, and cost-conscious PT services.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned patient caseload daily, ensuring timely care and documentation per plan of care and MD orders; Collect health data from home assessments, telephonic contacts, and EMR; Implement care programs including modalities, procedures, exercise, and education per PT plan; Document and execute plan of care addressing patient/family needs, discharge planning, and resource use; Apply clinical reasoning and skills for accurate assessments, therapy effectiveness, and prioritization of needs; Provide and document patient/family education on deficits, goals, techniques, and home program with equipment use; Observe, record, and report treatment reactions or condition changes to physician/PT; Communicate updates on schedules, patient data, and orders with multidisciplinary team; Incorporate short- and long-term goals into therapy, documented in visit notes; Support collaboration with physician and PT leadership for timely feedback on patient condition or care changes; Ensure clear, timely, complete documentation per policy and standards; meet productivity targets; Perform treatments per State PT Practice Act, Home Health Conditions, JCAHO, Medicare, OASIS, and agency policy; Promote shared governance, decision-making, and research to improve outcomes; Maintain current PT knowledge and competence; integrate evidence and research into practice; Contribute to quality PT practice; communicate effectively in all formats; Collaborate with patients, families, and others in PT practice; Evaluate own practice against standards, regulations, and accept constructive feedback; Use appropriate resources for safe, effective, and cost-conscious PT services

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) program; Current state licensure as a PTA; Maintain current state driver's license and auto insurance at all times; Personal vehicle must be well maintained and in safe driving condition; Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA; Must speak English in good, understandable terms; Must be able to lift and support the weight of 50 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies; Ability to travel extensively during all seasons to assigned patients place of residence; Works in a variety of home environments and conditions; Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling; Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch; Finger dexterity; Critical thinking and ability to concentrate; Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions; Ability to work flexible schedule to meet patients' needs; Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids; Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development principles; Demonstrates skills and competency appropriate to age, culture, developmental stage, and special needs of patients served; Limit access to PHI to information reasonably necessary to perform job duties; Share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes

Nice to have

1-year experience as a licensed PT in a clinical care setting or home health (preferred); Pediatrics: 1-year pediatric experience within the past 5 years (preferred) OR education and training provided by Healthy@Home

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program; Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more; Incentive pay for select positions; Opportunity for annual increases based on performance