Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant
Sarasota, Florida
BayCare HomeCare Inc

PTA Home Health

Overview

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Location: Sarasota, Florida
• Setting: Skilled home care (Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial insurance)
• Contract length: 20 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 5 x 8 hours (8:00 to 17:00), 40 hours per week
• Weekends: 1-2 weekends per contract

Assignment Details

• Visit volume: 6-8 home skilled visits per day. The minimum is 6 points per day, and the manager may increase it by 1 point.
• Patient population: Med/surg, cardiac, ortho, hip/knee/shoulder, post-surgical, COPD, CHF, pneumonia, CVA, falls, weakness, Parkinson's, failure to thrive, respiratory, neuro, trach, trauma, AKA, BKA, and ADL needs
• Equipment provided or listed: Laptop, MiFi for internet access, portable printers
• Dress code: Any solid-color scrubs

Required Skills

• Assessment, cardiopulmonary/circulatory, documentation, and billing
• Equipment and devices: gait belt, rolling walker, sit-to-stand lift, sliding boards, soft/hard collars, standard walker, supplemental oxygen, upper extremity prosthetics, wheelchair assessment
• Ortho and neuro care, home exercise programs, medications, patient and family education
• Recognizing signs and symptoms of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse
• Safety and injury prevention

Required Qualifications

• Must have home health experience
• Must have OASIS training
• Minimum of 1 year of experience
• State license (PTA)
• BLS certification (AHA only; RQI accepted)
• Primary source verification of license
• Competency exam with a score of 80% or higher, required as applicable to profession
• Valid driver's license and a car to make home visits
• Personal or auto insurance, current and active for the entire assignment
• Florida Level II fingerprint clearance, with results dated within 30 days of start, resubmitted every 5 years, and completed before start (Livescan can be done anywhere in the country)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical within 6 months of start
• TB test (PPD, Quantiferon, or T-spot) within 10 weeks of start. If the candidate has a past positive PPD, a chest X-ray from the past year and a completed TB questionnaire are required.
• TB questionnaire completed annually
• COVID vaccination, or an exemption form on file
• Flu vaccination or declination on file. Candidates who decline must wear a mask at all times.
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
• Rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines. Low or equivocal titers require 1 booster.
• Respirator clearance (annual) if the candidate will use a respirator with patient contact
• Standard 9-panel drug test including THC, within 30 days (instant tests not accepted)

Background and Documents

• Background check within 1 year of start, covering the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, and in school
• Sex offender, EPLS/GSA/SAM, and HHS/OIG checks
• Education verification for the highest level of education in the professional field
• Foreign education must be evaluated by a nationally recognized organization (not applicable unless educated outside the US or Puerto Rico)
• Two references from the past 2 years
• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Professional badge photo: clear, solid background, no filters
• Signature request form (home health only)
• Hurricane exemption survey for assignments from June 1 to November 30

Training and Onboarding

• Complete facility training modules before start, which take about 4-8 hours. Deadline is the Thursday before start.
• Submit the official transcript printout (not a screenshot)
• Register for the training portal within 48 hours of signing the contract