Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) | Home Health

at Interim Healthcare in Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) | Home Health | Full-Time

Location: In the Manhattan, Kansas area.

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 reach 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, you are made for this!

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 an 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  
• Observe movements, conduct assessments, and document progress
• Assist patient with exercises and hands-on therapy to manage pain and increase mobility
• Educate patients on their plan of care, established goals, exercises and self-care
• Coach family on the plan of care, therapy goals and safely assisting with exercises

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.