Travel Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant - $1,898 per week

PRIDE Health is seeking a travel Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant for a travel job in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

• Specialty: Physical Therapy Assistant
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Pride Health is currently hiring for Physical Therapy Assistant position to support our client’s Home Health Program. 

Interested? Apply Today!!!

Job Details: 
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Coverage Areas: Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley
Contract Length: 13 Weeks Contract (Possibility to Extend)

Travel Pay Package: Up to $1,897.50/week gross (includes weekly non-taxable stipend)* Plus Mileage reimbursement

Mileage Reimbursement Rate:$0.49/ mile

*Pay offered is based on experience, expertise, credentialing, and education.  
 

Note: Weekly Hour Guarantee: 40; On Call/Weekend Requirement: None

Duties: 

• Ensures compliance with state-specific laws and regulations governing physical therapy services in home care, following treatment plans established by the supervising Physical Therapist (PT).
• Provides patient instruction and assistance with active/passive exercises, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer, safety, and prosthetic training within the scope of practice.
• Observes, documents, and reports patient responses to treatment and changes in condition to the supervising PT, nurse supervisor, and/or physician, while recommending plan-of-care changes through the supervising PT.
• Coordinates care with the healthcare team and educates patients, families, caregivers, and team members on therapy-related activities and techniques within the Physical Therapy Assistant's scope of practice.

Requirements: 

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• License(s): Current licensed, registered, or certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of practice.
• Certification(s):  Must have current CPR certification, and current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.
• Years of experience: Minimum 1 –2 years of experience
• Skills/Specialties/Technology:  Home Health is preferred

PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.

Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Cancelation protection
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits