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About the Role
Elara Caring is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to join their elite team of healthcare professionals. This role plays a crucial part in the growth of the home care industry, allowing individuals to make a real difference by providing high-quality care in patients' preferred home settings.
Responsibilities
- 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 and 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 and 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 (canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.).
- Instructs the patient and/or caregiver in the therapy home program.
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.
- Able and willing to travel throughout the branch/office service area.
- Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
- Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment.
Skills
- Physical therapy
- Patient care
- Home care
- Travel
Location
- Round Rock
- Cedar Park
- Georgetown
- Leander
- Hutto
- Pflugerville
- Taylor
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 6+ months experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant is preferred
Education Level
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy assistant program
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 bereavement
- Pet bereavement
- Pet insurance
About the Company
- At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live.
- We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting.
- Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care.
- Elara Caring participates in E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 completed.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements.
- Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
- If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruiting@elara.com.