Job description

WELCOME TO THE SEAPORT SCRIPPS HOME HEALTH FAMILY!

At Seaport Scripps Home Health, we believe that a career in healthcare the noblest of professions. Great clinical operations leadership makes home health possible. They help us fulfill our mission to provide LIFE CHANGING SERVICE to our patients and their families.

A career with Seaport Scripps Home Health requires a commitment to making work fun and CELEBRATING successes; delivering and holding each other to the HIGHEST STANDARDS of care and professionalism; continual LEARNING; treating others as PEOPLE whose interest matter as much as our own; being innovative while using GOOD JUDGEMENT. One other thing about our work culture; we know that in order for our patients to receive the care they deserve, we to put our EMPLOYEE’S FIRST.

Hours: Full-Time

Benefits Include:

· Competitive compensation

· Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

· Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts

· 401(k) plan with generous company match

· Critical illness benefit

· Tuition reimbursement

· Paid time off

· Employee assistance program

ABOUT THE JOB

There’s a lot of skilled Physical Therapist Assistants out there, but only a few like you! So we look for a positive culture-fit first, skill second. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, self-driven, friendly, and most importantly a desire to help create a culture of the best Home Health Services in the San Diego County! The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is a qualified professional which assists the Physical Therapist to implement physician-ordered rehabilitative therapies for mobility, transferring, strength and activity tolerance, pain control and range of motion according the Plan of Care (POC).

Responsibilities

• Provides direct physical therapy according to directions of physical therapist and in accordance with the physician's plan of care.
• Treats patient to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance.
• Directs and aids patients in active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities and prosthetic training.
• Utilizes physical agents, including, but not be limited to heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound and massage.
• Observes and reports to the physical therapist and the Organization personnel the patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in patient’s condition.
• Instructs patients in care and use of wheelchairs, braces, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.

Qualifications

• Active CA PTA license
• A minimum of two years of patient care experience; preferable in the home health or hospice setting.
• Spanish speaking preferred

Seaport Scripps Home Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Seaport Scripps Home Health is a subsidiary of the Pennant Group network with 300+ locations throughout the country. We offer the best of both worlds – The backing and stability of a proven healthcare “giant”, with the permission to operate as locally as if it were our own San Diego based business.

What makes us unique besides our culture of high performers and exceptional care? At Seaport Scripps Home Health, we foster an environment where clinicians and staff members have an unprecedented level of freedom to create and implement the programs that will best serve their patients and communities. We offer the only all-in-one approach to post-hospital healthcare services in San Diego.

We operate with the Core Values as our guide:

• Celebration
• Accountability
• Passion for Learning
• Love One Another
• Intelligent Risk Taking
• Customer Second
• Ownership

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Home Health

License/Certification:

• Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

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