Home Health - Physical Therapist Assistant

About the role

NHC HomeCare Springfield is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to provide physical therapy services under the direction of a Physical Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical therapy services as directed by the physical therapist and ordered by the physician according to policies and procedures and state/federal regulation.
• Affords assistance to the physical therapist during the evaluation of patient progress towards treatment goals.
• Monitors patient conditions, reactions, and responses during assigned duties and reports these observations to the therapist.
• Maintains daily records of treatments and documents progress notes as directed by the therapist.

Requirements

• Must have an Associate’s Degree from a recognized Physical Therapist Assistant Program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Must be licensed in the state in which the assistant will be practicing.
• Active membership in state and national Physical Therapy Associations is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have an Associate’s Degree from a recognized Physical Therapist Assistant Program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Must be licensed in the state in which the assistant will be practicing.
• Active membership in state and national Physical Therapy Associations is preferred.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail.

Benefits

The NHC environment fosters a culture of encouragement, challenge, innovation, and improvement, teamwork, collaboration, and honesty and integrity.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Benefits

Details on benefits are not specified in the job posting.

NHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.