[Immediate Start] Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA
Company: CHRISTUS Homecare
Location: New Braunfels
Posted on: November 4, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description We are hiring a full-time Physical Therapist
Assistant (PTA). /n /n At CHRISTUS Home Healthcare, a part of LHC
Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and
enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole
patient, their families, each other, and the communities we
serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for
your career here. /n /n /n As a Physical Therapist Assistant, you
can expect: /n /n /n /n - the ability to build in-person patient
relationships /n /n /n /n /n - independence and autonomy /n /n /n
/n /n - career growth possibilities and supportive leadership /n /n
/n /n Give your passion to serve others and your drive for better,
more advanced quality healthcare. /n The Home Health Physical
Therapist Assistant (PTA, LPTA) performs treatment and provides
exercise instruction and patient education aimed at
improving/enhancing the patient's well-being while following the
established plan of care. /n /n - Responsible for following all
state specific laws governing the provision of physical therapy in
home care, to follow the treatment set only as defined by the
supervising PT; to perform only those procedures that he/she is
qualified and trained to perform and to make all recommendations
for changes in the plan of care to the supervising Physical
Therapist. /n - Instructs and aids patients in active and passive
exercise, muscle re-education, gait, functional, ADL, transfer,
safety, and prosthetic training. /n - Observes, records, and
reports to the supervising PT, the nurse supervisor, and/or the
physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the
patient's condition. Coordinates care with the other members of the
healthcare team as appropriate. /n - Instructs patient, family,
caregiver, and other members of the health care team in the areas
of therapy within the scope of the physical therapy assistant. /n
/n /n License Requirements /n /n - Current licensed, registered, or
certified to assist in the practice of physical therapy in state of
Texas. /n - Current CPR certification is required. /n - Current
driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable
vehicle or public transportation. /n /n
Keywords: CHRISTUS Homecare, New Braunfels , [Immediate Start] Physical Therapist Assistant, PTA, Healthcare , New Braunfels, Texas
