Physical Therapist & Physical Therapist Assistant Virtual Information Session for Catholic Health Home Care - Catholic Health

When: Tuesday, November 19th, 5pm to 6pm

To book a time slot for this virtual information session, please visit: 

https://bit.ly/PTandPTAInfoSessionCHHC

We are proud to be hosting a Virtual Information Session for Home Care Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants.

If you’re interested in working close to home and building your career in your own community, sign up to attend our session!

This session is for Experienced and New Graduate PTs & PTAs looking to learn more about Home Health. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from our leadership and key Physical Therapy speakers at Catholic Health Home Care and ask any questions you might have!

As a PT or PTA within Catholic Health Home Care, you have the opportunity to give back to your local community and utilize your knowledge and skills to support patients’ recovery in their own homes.

Our speakers will be going through:

• The responsibilities of the role.
• The flexibility the position offers.
• The autonomy the role provides.
• Our new hire orientation and training programs.
• The support provided by your leadership and interdisciplinary team.
• Our culture and benefits at Catholic Health Home Care.

Our Home Care Physical Therapists:

• Review patient charts and medical history
• Develop a personalized treatment plan
• Teach therapeutic exercises and stretches to improve patient’s conditions
• Use hands-on therapy to promote healing
• Maintain patient records by keeping track of goals and progress while adapting treatment plans accordingly
• Work closely with a supportive patient care team including physicians, nursing, social services, pastoral care, home health aides and others for your assigned caseload.
• Provide patient and family education for health promotion as directed by physician’s plan of treatment.
• Provide care to the most upmost standard

Minimum Qualifications:

• New York State PT license. New grads welcome!
• Valid New York State Driver’s License and reliable transportation

Our Home Health Physical Therapist Assistants:

• Follow established physical therapy plan of care, including physical therapy interventions and patient/caregiver education
• Document all care provided and maintain records per Catholic Health policy and standards.
• Assist in monitoring patient progress through observation and follows up with Supervising Therapist.
• Compile with scope of practice for PTA, including a co-visit with Physical Therapist on all initial PTA visits and keeps PT informed.
• Assists patients with therapeutic interventions and activities of daily living, which may require positioning, moving, transferring and lifting patients of varying body sizes and physical conditions.
• Detailed documentation of visits in EMR system.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current NYS PTA License
• Basic Life Support
• Valid New York State Driver’s License and reliable transportation
• Electronic Medical Record experience.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.

*If you are unable to attend the virtual information session on November 19th, we encourage you to apply to this posting be considered for future opportunities.