Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) | Home Health

Job Description

Job Description

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Opportunities in Tucson, Arizona

Full-Time Opportunity

• Minimum Expectation: 30 points per week

• Compensation: $50-$65 per visit depending on experience

Part-Time Opportunity

• Minimum Expectation: 5 points per week

• Compensation: $50-$65 per visit depending on experience

Join Our Compassionate Team as a Home Health PTA!

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. As a Home Health PTA, you can be the person who shows up and helps turn things around. If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding new career path, this is the role for you!

Apply today and make a meaningful impact as a Home Health PTA with Interim HealthCare®!

Our Home Health Physical Therapist Assistants enjoy some excellent benefits:

• 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Competitive, weekly pay with Direct Deposit available
• Flexible assignments to fit your needs
• Holiday and PTO pay for full-time employees
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental benefits available
• Supportive, caring management that will have your back!
• Continuing education benefits and discounted courses through Colorado Christian University and Rasmussen University

As a Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

• 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

A few must-haves for Home Health Physical Therapist Assistants:

• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Program and active PTA license in Arizona
• Minimum of one (1) year of physical therapy assistant experience, preferably in a home healthcare setting
• CPR Certification (demonstration course required)
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Card
• 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

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
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.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Application Deadline: Accepting ongoing applications.

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