About this role
Your Next Career Move Could Help Someone Take Their Next Step!
Are you a Physical Therapist Assistant who enjoys seeing patients make real progress? Do you want the freedom to work independently in the field while remaining part of a supportive clinical team?
Human Touch Home Health is hiring Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) throughout Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Northern Montgomery County, Maryland!
We're looking for skilled, dependable PTAs who enjoy working directly with patients and helping them regain mobility, strength, balance, and confidence in their own homes.
Whether you're looking to expand your home health experience or add patient visits to your schedule, we'd love to hear from you.
Work in communities convenient to you while making a difference in the lives of patients who need your skills.
What We Offer
- Competitive Compensation Based on Experience
- Flexible Scheduling Based on Patient Needs and Availability
- Opportunities to Build a Local Patient Caseload
- Choose Your Preferred Coverage Areas
- Mileage Reimbursement for Eligible Work-Related Travel
- One-on-One Patient Care
- Supportive Physical Therapists and Clinical Leadership
- Independent Field-Based Patient Visits
- Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team
- Opportunities for Professional Growth
Where We Need PTAs
We're seeking Physical Therapist Assistants throughout:
- Rockville, MD
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Germantown, MD
- Clarksburg, MD
- Damascus, MD
- Montgomery Village, MD
- Boyds, MD
You do not have to cover every community listed.
Tell us which locations work best for you, and we'll coordinate available patient assignments based on your preferred coverage areas and availability.
Our goal is to help you spend more time treating patients and less time traveling between appointments.
What You'll Do
As a Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant, you'll provide skilled physical therapy treatments under the direction and supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provide physical therapy treatments according to the established PT plan of care
- Assist patients with therapeutic exercises and strengthening programs
- Perform gait training, transfer training, and functional mobility activities
- Help patients improve balance, coordination, and endurance
- Reinforce fall-prevention strategies and home safety techniques
- Assist patients with the safe use of walkers, canes, and other mobility devices
- Monitor patient responses to treatment and communicate changes to the supervising Physical Therapist
- Reinforce home exercise programs and educate patients and caregivers
- Document patient progress and treatment interventions accurately
- Collaborate with Physical Therapists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
- Identify and report changes in patient condition or functional abilities
- Complete accurate and timely visit documentation
- Follow applicable Medicare, Maryland, and agency requirements
- Promote patient safety, comfort, and independence
What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications
- Active Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license valid for practice in Maryland
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program
- Strong understanding of therapeutic exercises and rehabilitation techniques
- Ability to follow established treatment plans and clinical instructions
- Excellent communication and patient-education skills
- Ability to work independently in patients' homes while maintaining appropriate PT supervision
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Reliable transportation to assigned patient visits
- Ability to complete accurate and timely documentation
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous home health physical therapy experience
- Experience treating adult and geriatric patients
- Experience with gait training, fall prevention, and mobility rehabilitation
- Knowledge of Medicare home health requirements
- Familiarity with WellSky/Kinnser or similar electronic medical records
Be the Reason Someone Moves Forward
Progress doesn't always happen in big moments.
Sometimes it's a patient standing without assistance for the first time in weeks.
Sometimes it's walking from the bedroom to the kitchen without fear.
Sometimes it's regaining enough strength to safely leave the house.
As a PTA, you help patients build on each success, one visit at a time.
At Human Touch Home Health, your work helps turn rehabilitation goals into everyday independence.
Position Details
Company: Human Touch Home Health
Position: Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
Location: Rockville, Gaithersburg & Northern Montgomery County, MD
Work Setting: Field-Based, Patient Homes
Schedule: Flexible, Based on Patient Needs and Availability
Coverage: Preferred Communities Within the Service Area
Mileage Reimbursement: Available for Eligible Work-Related Travel
Northern Montgomery County PTAs, We Want to Hear From You!
If you're a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant who values flexibility, supportive clinical leadership, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives, we'd love to connect.
When applying, please share your preferred coverage areas and availability.
Your experience matters. Your skills are needed. And your next opportunity could be right in your community.
Apply Today and Join Human Touch Home Health!
Human Touch Home Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.