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Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Job Description:

• Full-time position supporting people in their homes
• Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• No weekends or holidays
• Cell phone and laptop provided
• Safety support

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 Alton Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in Alton, Illinois, 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.

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 patients' plan of care, treatment goals, and interventions
• Documents patient progress in daily notes and weekly notes (as applicable), as well as contributes recommendations to patients' 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

Requirements:

• Education: Associate's Degree - PT Assistant
• Experience: No Experience
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: Valid Driver's License, PTA

Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan /403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on the first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer.