WELCOME TO THE SEAPORT SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH FAMILY!
At Seaport Scripps Home Health, we believe that a career in healthcare the noblest of professions. Great clinical operations support makes home health possible. They help us fulfill our mission to provide LIFE CHANGING SERVICE to our patients and their families.
A career with Seaport Scripps Home Health requires a commitment to making work fun and CELEBRATING successes; delivering and holding each other to the HIGHEST STANDARDS of care and professionalism; continual LEARNING ; treating others as PEOPLE whose interest matter as much as our own; being innovative while using GOOD JUDGEMENT . One other thing about our work culture; we know that in order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we to put our EMPLOYEE'S FIRST .
BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Critical illness benefit
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program

JOB DESCRIPTION
Seaport Scripps is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to work in our South Inland Territory. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, self-driven, and friendly. This person will assist the Physical Therapist to implement physician-ordered rehabilitative therapies for mobility, transferring, strength and activity tolerance, pain control and range of motion according to the Plan of Care (POC).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct physical therapy according to directions of physical therapist and in accordance with the physician's plan of care
• Treat patients to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance
• Direct and aid patients in active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities and prosthetic training
• Utilize physical agents, including, but not be limited to heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound and massage
• Observe and report to the physical therapist and the Organization personnel the patient's reaction to treatment and any changes in patient's condition
• Instruct patients in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Active CA PTA license
• Minimum of two (2) years of patient care experience; preferable in the home health setting
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication, and organization skills
• Possess and maintain current CPR certification.
• Licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state or organization requirements and is in good working order

Pay: $40.00 - $45.00/hr
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Seaport Scripps Home Health is a subsidiary of the Pennant Group network with 300 locations throughout the country. We offer the best of both worlds - The backing and stability of a proven healthcare "giant", with the permission to operate locally as if it were our own San Diego based business.
What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Seaport Scripps Home Health, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We offer the only all-in-one approach to post-hospital healthcare services in San Diego .
We operate with the Core Values as our guide:

• Celebration
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Customer Second
• Ownership

Seaport Scripps Home Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.