Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

About the role

The PTA role at Adaptive Home Health is central to improving patient access to home health care. You deliver skilled PTA visits, execute treatment plans, coordinate with other healthcare professionals, and coach patients and caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver skilled PTA visits in the home under the supervising PT’s plan of care.
• Execute treatment plans with a focus on functional mobility and measurable progress: gait/balance, transfers, strengthening, functional mobility, home safety, fall prevention.
• Set/track objective progress within PTA scope and communicate updates/concerns to the supervising PT.
• Drive multidisciplinary coordination: escalate changes in condition, align on orders, and keep the care team moving.
• Coach patients and caregivers with practical home programs that actually get done.
• Document promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB) — defensible, efficient, and consistent.

Requirements

• Active Texas PTA license (in good standing)
• Strong clinical judgment and comfort working independently in the field (within PTA scope and under PT supervision)
• Comfortable escalating changes in condition to PT/RN/MD and documenting rationale clearly
• Strong communication and documentation
• Reliable follow-through on treatment plans, visit cadence, and patient goals
• Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory
• Able to carry/transport basic therapy equipment as needed
• Competency in core home health PTA scope
• Safety-first mobility work: transfers, gait training, balance/fall prevention, assistive device education
• Strengthening, functional mobility, and home safety assessment/modification education
• Patient/caregiver coaching with practical home programs

Why Adaptive

• Operations that back you up: Supported by an experienced clinical and operational team.
• Clear productivity model with upside: Paid per productivity point/visit with clear expectations.
• Schedule flexibility: Built schedules to make field work sustainable, supports smart routing and coordination.
• Cutting-edge tech built for clinicians: Charting tools reduce documentation burden, scheduling product streamlines visit coordination.
• Mission-driven work: Expanding access to high-quality home health care, proud of raising the standard.