HCA Healthcare

Physical Therapy Assistant Home Health

Posted on: 18 Mar 2021

Asheville, NC

Job Description

Overview

CarePartners Home Health provides Nursing, CNA, Therapy and Social Work services to people across the WNC region. These services make it possible to provide high quality, personal, and compassionate care for patients in their homes. Home Health staff truly get to know their patients and have shown to be satisfied with their jobs according to in house employee surveys. Home Health staff must be 21 years old, have a good driving record, reliable transportation (for which mileage is reimbursed), and must have proof of insurance with their name on the policy.

Physical Therapy Assistant Home Health Job Summary: Uses procedures and techniques to change condition/function consistent with the rehabilitation diagnosis and prognosis, supervises and coordinates therapeutic care, and communicates evaluation results to patients, families and appropriate staff; under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist and within physician orders. Teaches and mentors other staff and participates in the management of resources for patient care and organizational improvements. Provides services off-site within the scope of the job description as needed by the department. This position covers Yancey/Mitchell areas.

Required Education: Associates degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

Required License: Current North Carolina license to practice Physical Therapy / PTA Certification BLS/CPR; Valid Driver's license

Required Experience: One to two years related experience

Preferred Experience: Clinical affiliations covering a wide variety of rehabilitation settings as part of the A.S. program

Mission Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such offers equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic.



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HCA Healthcare

Nashville, TN

HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services. The company operates general, acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy services. It also operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, and adolescent and adult alcohol and drug abuse treatment and counseling.

In addition, the company operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. As of December 31, 2018, it owned and operated 179 hospitals and 123 freestanding surgery centers located in 20 states and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

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