PTA Home Health
Glen Carbon, Illinois
BJC Home Care

PTA Home Health

Job Overview

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Location: Glen Carbon, Illinois
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 5x8 hours
• Hours per week: 40
• Patient ratio: 1:6
• First-timers accepted: No
• Weekend requirement: Not required
• Local candidates accepted: No; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Territory coverage: 40–80 mile radius
• RTO restriction: No more than 7 days
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid Physical Therapy Assistant license in Illinois
• Physical Therapy Assistant (2 years of experience)
• Physical Therapy Assistant experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience in a Home Health setting

Key Skills

• Home health care
• Cardiopulmonary care
• Geriatrics
• Medical-surgical care
• Orthopedics
• Adaptive and assistive devices
• Range of motion techniques
• Gait belt use
• Rolling walker, sliding board, and standard walker use
• Supplemental oxygen
• Total hip replacement and total knee replacement care
• Home exercise programs
• Lifting and transfer techniques
• Medication support
• Patient and family education
• Scheduling and telephone communication
• Assessment, vital signs, pain assessment, skin integrity, strength testing, and breathing techniques
• Time management, organization, collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and flexibility

Additional Notes

• Mileage is reimbursed
• Scrub color: any professional, clean style
• Charting system: EPIC