Physical Therapist Assistant

About Facility:

▪ Home Health ▪

Radius rule:

Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit ●

Department Information: o 6 visits a day o There is not a max mileage to drive. The average is approximately 60-80 miles a day. Mileage is reimbursed weekly. o Minimum Years of Experience required? 1 year Home Health o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if seasoned to home health o Will mostly cover Northern Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Morrisville, Salsbury ●

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Chronic diseases, Orthopedics/Ortho Surgery including total hips/knees, falls, weaknesses, CHF, COPD, occasionally stroke patients ●

Required License, National Certification, Certs: o

Driver's License and proof of Insurance o

PTA:

BLS, NC State License ●

Skills required: o

PTA:

Gait training, balance training, non-pharmaceutical pain management, help facilitate plan of care to get patient to highest level of functioning in the most efficient way, good communication with PT and clinical team, recognizing signs and symptoms to prevent readmissions o

HCHB experience required for all specialties ●

Support within the Department: o Departmental leadership o Schedular o Clinical Manager o Clinical Supervisor o Peers/Clinical Team ●

Technology/Equipment: o EPIC Rover – view only o Focura - will upload discharge instructions and other important docs such as wound pictures o Samsung note 9 phones o

HCHB – Homecare Homebase

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required ●

Orientation

(facility and unit)

: o NEO o 5 days orientation ●

Scheduling: o Weekend rotation none o No call o No major holidays o RTO: Manager approval o Schedule cycle: every 13 weeks ●

Other notes: o Scrub Color: Grey o Parking: o Department Culture: Team environment