Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) | Home Health
About the Role
Discover a new lane in therapy where treatments are personal and outcomes are optimal. As a Home Health PTA, you’ll help patients regain their strength, manage their pain, and achieve their goals in a home setting where therapy is customized to their daily lives. As the nation’s first home care company, Interim HealthCare® understands the value of home-based care to individuals struggling with strength and mobility challenges.
Pay
Full-Time Opportunity: $70,000/year with the ability to earn more based on visit volume.
Part-Time Opportunity: $48 per visit (minimum expectation of 5 visits or 10 hours per week).
Benefits
- 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
- Competitive weekly pay with travel time and mileage reimbursement
- Holiday pay and Paid Time Off for full-time employees
- Medical and life insurance for full-time employees
- Dental, vision, and supplemental insurance available for all employees
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Flexible scheduling designed to support work-life balance
- Supportive management team dedicated to your success
- Continuing education benefits and discounted tuition through Colorado Christian University and Rasmussen University
Responsibilities
- Provide home-based physical therapy to patients who have lost mobility, strength, and functionality due to illness or injury
- Work as part of a home health team, which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, OT, and SLP, focused on the patient’s plan of care and goals
- Act at the direction and under the supervision of the treating Physical Therapist and in accordance with the plan of care
- Assist the treating Physical Therapist in documenting exercises in the patient’s chart and printing out exercises for home use as directed
- Participate in educating the patient and the family with exercises under the direct supervision of the treating Physical Therapist, and other caregivers
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Program and active PTA license in Colorado
- Minimum of one (1) year of physical therapy assistant experience, preferably in a home healthcare setting
- CPR Certification (demonstration course required)
- Pass a background check and drug test (we are required to test for THC)
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Good clinical judgment, strong interpersonal skills, dexterity, and compassion
About Us
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of PTAs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based therapy they provide.