Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant PTA PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Summary:
All About Home Care is a Houston-based home health care agency. We’ve been serving Houston and the surrounding communities since 2004, providing quality home health services. We are currently looking for Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) to help care for patients across the Upper Central North coverage of the Greater Houston area. We use Kinnser software to document patient care.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from a two-year college level program approved by the American Physical Therapy Association
• Currently licensed in the state of Texas
• Two year of experience in Home Health preferred

Responsibilities:

• Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures
• Provides physician prescribed physical therapy under a plan of care established by a PT
• Improves or minimizes residual physical disabilities of patients
• Returns the individual to optimum and productive level within patient’s capabilities
• Performs all skilled procedures as ordered by physician and according to the plan of care established by a PT
• Participates with all other health care personnel in patient care planning
• Takes initial history and perform initial evaluation
• Consults with PT regarding change in treatment
• Instructs patients and family/significant others in home programs and activities of daily living
• Participates in mandatory in-service programs and presents in-service programs as assigned
• Participates in performance improvement activities as assigned
• Attends all patient care conference as scheduled
• Prepares medical records, progress notes, and updates care plans for each patient visit in a timely manner as per Agency