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Physical Therapist Assistant Home Care

BJC HealthCare

#Rehabilitation #Skilled Nursing #Patient Care #Healthcare #Physical Therapy #Hospice #JCAHO #Respiratory Care #Clinical Documentation

Quick overview

The Physical Therapist Assistant implements treatment plans developed by a licensed physical therapist and collaborates on patient goals. They are responsible for documenting patient progress and providing skilled treatments during home visits.

Requirements summary

Candidates must hold an Associate's degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant and possess a valid driver's license. No prior work experience is required for this position.

associate degreeRehabilitationTreatment planningPatient careWound carePatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationCardiac careClinical documentationHome carePhysical therapyOrthopedic careClinical fieldwork supervisionDiabetes care

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About the Role

Are you a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant looking for a 1

1 care? We are seeking a passionate and patient-centered PTA to join our home care therapy team. If you are a licensed PTA we would love to hear from you! Mon - Fri Days

Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois.
Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.
The Metro St.
Louis Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in the metropolitan St.
Louis area and several nearby counties, with 24 hour on-call home care nursing supervision.
Our JCAHO accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose Provides skilled treatments to patients as prescribed by the physician and directed by a licensed physical therapist as specified in their health care service setting.

Responsibilities

Implements treatment plan as developed by the licensed physical therapist. Collaborates with the licensed physical therapist on an agreed upon frequency to assess and reassess patient’s plan of care, treatment goals and interventions. Documents patient progress in daily notes and weekly notes (as applicable), as well as contributes recommendations to patient’s discharge note from physical therapy. Assists with guidance for clinical fieldwork students under the supervision of the physical therapist. Reports on interventions and patient progress during assigned meetings and contributes to the screening and evaluation process. Minimum Requirements Education Associate's Degree