Physical Therapist Assistant PTA

Description

We are currently expanding our elite clinical team and are hiring for Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN positions. To ensure professional stability and work-life balance, we require a 4-hour per week minimum for all staff.

The Physical Therapist Assistant at Breakthrough Healthcare provides skilled intervention and treatment under the supervision of a Registered Physical Therapist. You will implement the physician-signed plan of care, monitoring patient progress and ensuring the highest standards of safety and compliance in the home setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementation: Deliver services exactly as planned and delegated by the supervising PT.
• Proactive Reporting: Observe and record reactions to treatment, reporting any condition changes immediately to the PT and Clinical Manager.
• Documentation Excellence: Complete clinical notes and progress reports according to strict agency timeframes.
• Community Coordination: Attend care conferences and participate in quality improvement programs to ensure seamless service
• Treat Clients: to relieve pain, develop and restore function and maintain maximum performance using appropriate physical therapy treatments, modalities and procedures as stated in the physical therapy plan of care.
• Observe, record, and report: the client’s reactions to treatment and any changes in the client’s condition to the PT and/or Clinical Manager.
• Collaborate: with the PT in assisting the physician in assessing the client’s functional level by applying appropriate tests. Assist in the development and revision of the plan of care.
• Complete: clinical notes and progress reports according to agency policy and time frames.
• Attend and participate: with care conferences to ensure coordination of care.
• Participate: in the agency’s quality improvement program.
• Keep abreast of physical therapy trends and knowledge.
• Participate with in-service programs. 

Licensure: Licensed, registered, or certified as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state of Missouri.

Education: Graduate of an APTA-approved PTA curriculum.

Examination: Successful completion of the national examination for Physical Therapist Assistants.

Environmental Flexibility: Comfortable traveling to and performing in varied patient home environments.

Experience: Two years of solid experience as a PTA

• Sign-on Bonus
• 401K 3% Discretionary Match
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus
• Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
• Jury Duty Pay
• Bereavement
• Daily Pay options
• Employee Discount Program
• AAA Membership