Physical Therapy Assistant, Home Health
About the role
EvergreenHealth is one of the largest, most innovative stand-alone Home Health providers in the nation with a local vision, dedicated to serving patients and families in the Pacific Northwest since 1992. From Everett to South Seattle and beyond, our compassionate, skilled providers have the opportunity to provide care in their own community. As an interdisciplinary team we work together to enrich the health and wellbeing of every life we touch. Our care teams are composed of nurses (RN & LPN), certified wound care specialists, psychiatric nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, social workers, and certified nursing assistants (home health aides).
This is a driving position and will visit patients in the assigned areas of Shoreline and Seattle. The Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) is responsible for providing physical therapy services to patients in the home under the direct or indirect supervision of a physical therapist, in conjunction with the patient, family and interdisciplinary team, following the plan of treatment as ordered by the physician. The PTA will be responsible for clinical outcomes as well as industry benchmarks. Supervision must be performed by a registered physical therapist every five (5) visits, or once a week if treatment is performed more than once a day.
Responsibilities
- Regularly monitors patient status.
- Addresses all problems identified in the Plan of Care (POC).
- Provides educational information to the patient/family/caregiver concerning knowledge deficits or