Home Care - PTA

Family First Healthcare Services in Florida is seeking highly compassionate caregivers

Our Home Health Care team leads by example—ensuring that the promise of our culture of care is delivered to each and every individual our organization has a relationship with, from clients, patients to everyone in between.

Our Mission has always been to improve the quality of life for those that we serve, and we strive to deliver upon this with EVERY patient/client experience. It is consistently about the people that we serve and for our team members - our dedicated team works tirelessly to provide the very best care.

Family First is looking for an experienced, motivated, and compassionate Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team. We are a visionary leader in the healthcare industry providing home care and home health services. Our passion, positivity and quality outcomes must be at the forefront of all our interactions. We are committed to treating our clients & team members with respect, listening to their needs as well as serving as their advocates.

We are seeking a licensed PTA to join our growing team of medical professionals. You will be working with patients who are recovering from injuries and disabilities and help them regain their abilities so that they can resume work. Duties will include conducting a physical assessment of clients, developing treatment plans, assessing work and home environments of clients, and developing physical rehabilitation programs.

To be a successful hire, you will need to have up-to-date knowledge of treatment practices and physical therapy programs.

Physical Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities:

Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist.

Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories.

Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities.

Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.

Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.

Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations and JACHO standards.

Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading periodicals, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.

Enhances physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Physical Therapy Assistant Qualifications / Skills:

Health promotion and maintenance

Health care administration

Associate degree for physical therapy assistant

Must pass a state-administered exam or the National Physical Therapy Exam administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy

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