Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)

What You Will Do

• 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

• Must-have: Active Texas PTA license (in good standing).
• Must-have: Strong clinical judgment and comfort working independently in the field (within PTA scope and under PT supervision).
• Must-have: Comfortable escalating changes in condition to PT/RN/MD and documenting rationale clearly.
• Must-have: Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Must-have: Reliable follow-through on treatment plans, visit cadence, and patient goals.
• Must-have: Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory.
• Must-have: Able to carry/transport basic therapy equipment as needed.
• Must-have: 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, and patient/caregiver coaching with practical home programs.
• Nice-to-have: Prior home health experience.
• Nice-to-have: Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience (or similar home health EMR).
• Nice-to-have: Deeper clinical experience in high-signal ortho/neuro populations.
• Nice-to-have: Strong organization and time management.