Physical Therapy Assistant
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**Overview**

**PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT - Home Health & Hospice...Your time at work should be fulfilling.** Rewarding. Inspiring. Thats what youll find when you join CHI Home Health and Hospice. Experience the opportunity to provide compassionate, personalized care in the home. Our skilled staff improve lives by providing care for our patients wherever they call home. We are focused on caring for patients recovering from injuries,living with a chronic illness, and other medical needs.

Youll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together well create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives! (

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Valley City Health at Home provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.

**We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:**

+ Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

+ Flexible spending accounts

+ Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft

+ Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family

+ Paid Time Off (PTO)

+ Tuition Assistance for career growth and development

+ Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs

+ Wellness Program

**Responsibilities**

The physical therapist assistant provides physical therapy services under the direction of the physical therapist and according to the physician's plan of care.

**Essential Key Job Responsibilities**

1. Provides direct physical therapy according to directions of physical therapist and in accordance with the physician's plan of care.

2. Treats patient to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance.

3. Directs and aids patients in active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities and prosthetic training.

4. Utilizes physical agents, including, but not be limited to heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound and massage.

5. Observes and reports to the physical therapist the patients reaction to treatment and any changes in patients condition.

6. Instructs patients in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.

7. Maintains necessary records; clinical notes and conference notes, which will be incorporated into the patients clinical record within 24 hours of patient care.

8. Participates in Home Care team meetings and in-service Education Program.

9. Performs other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

Graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant program with either an Associates degree in science or applied science that is approved by American Physical Therapy Association, Inc.

PTA:MA

BLS-CPR

Must have valid drivers license & auto liability insurance according to company policy

**Preferred**

Home Health experience

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**Pay Range**

$21.91 - $31.77 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.