Physical Therapist Assistant - Licensed PTA

DFW Home Health is hiring for a full-time Physical Therapist Assistant / PTA to join our passionate team in Denton, Texas! Now offering a $2,500 sign-on bonus! Explore opportunities with DFW Home Health, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful connections with patients, their families, each other and the communities we serve.

About the role

As the Physical Therapist Assistant you will perform treatment and provide exercise instruction and patient education aimed at improving/enhancing the patient's well-being while following the established plan of care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for following all state specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in home care, to follow the treatment set only as defined by the supervising PT; to perform only those procedures that he/she is qualified and trained to perform and to make all recommendations for changes in the plan of care to the supervising Physical Therapist
• Instructs and aids patients in active and passive exercise, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer, safety, and prosthetic training
• Observes, records, and reports to the supervising PT, the nurse supervisor, and/or the physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition.
• Coordinates care with the other members of the healthcare team as appropriate
• Instructs patient, family, caregiver, and other members of the health care team in the areas of therapy within the scope of the physical therapy assistant
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Required Qualifications

• Current, licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of practice
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation
• Available to work a weekend rotation

Preferred Qualifications

• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire
• Ability to perform physical tasks required for patient care, including lifting, transferring, and assisting with mobility

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• $2,500 sign-on bonus

Pay

Pay range: $58,241 – $87,361 annual total cash target pay; $33.60 – $50.40 per visit point; $28.00 – $42.00 hourly rate. Total cash compensation includes earnings from per‑visit point pay and hourly pay and is based on factors such as local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time with productivity and performance. The role assumes full‑time employment (40 weekly hours) at full productivity. When conducting visits, you are paid per visit point rate (rate × productivity points accrued). For certain non‑visit activities such as orientation, you are paid your hourly rate. Minimum wage laws are observed.

Schedule

Full‑time position with availability to work a weekend rotation.