Occupational Therapist, Home Health
Elara Capital
Physical Therapist Assistant, Home Health
Elara Capital
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: McHenry • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $35 - $45 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care
- Performs direct physical therapy services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician to ensure quality and continuity of care
- Follows Plan of Care as established by Physical Therapist being supervised by the Physical Therapist
- Immediate reporting of any changes in status back to Physical Therapist
- Adheres to the State Practice Act Guidelines
- Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit
- Provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines
- Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care into therapy care
- Instructs patients and/or their families in the appropriate and safe use of prosthetic, orthotic and assistive devices
- Instructs the patient and/or caregiver in the therapy home program
- Physically demanding, high stress environment
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy assistant program approved by the American Therapy Association
- Current, unrestricted PTA license valid for the state of work
- 6+ months experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant is preferred
- Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area
- Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws
- Must be able and willing to travel 50%
- Able to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff
- Continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
- Opportunities for advancement
- Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(K) with employer match
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Family and pet bereavement
- Pet insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
physical therapy servicesPlan of Careprosthetic devicesorthotic devicesassistive devicestherapy home programpatient assessmentpatient instructionlifting 50-100 lbsdirect patient care
Soft skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsdependabilityadaptabilityteamworkproblem-solvingattention to detailstress managementpatient empathyorganizational skills
Certifications
PTA licenseaccredited physical therapy assistant program