Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

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At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of the home care industry. Each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

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 at their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey, we care.

Every team member plays a part in this mission, and as a Physical Therapist Assistant, you’ll have countless opportunities to make a difference by contributing to our successful team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

• Promote Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement, and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Perform direct physical therapy services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and be certified by the patient’s physician to ensure quality and continuity of care.
• Follow the Plan of Care as established by the Physical Therapist; be supervised by the Physical Therapist and report any changes in status back to them.
• Adhere to the State Practice Act Guidelines.
• Verify the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provide care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
• Incorporate patient care goals established in the Plan of Care into therapy care.
• Instruct patients and/or their families in the appropriate and safe use of prosthetic, orthotic, and assistive devices (canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.).
• Instruct the patient and/or caregiver in the therapy home program.
• Physical demanding, high‑stress environment.
• Full range of body motion including handling, lifting, and transfer of patients.
• Potentially work irregular hours, including call hours if applicable.

• 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% of the time.
• Able to sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently and be able to lift 50–100 lbs.

Application will be reviewed and held by the Branch Director, Clinical Manager, Clinical Supervisor, or designee.

We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.

Elara Caring participates in E‑Verify and we will provide the Federal Government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Employers like Elara Caring can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted the job offer and completed the Form I‑9.

At Elara Caring, pay and compensation are determined by a variety of factors, including education, job‑related knowledge, skills, training, and experience. Our compensation structure reflects the cost of labor across different U.S. geographic markets, and may vary based on location.

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities and requirements; upon request, a job description can be provided.

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Location:

Kalamazoo, MI.