Massage Therapist Part Time WA

ANCHOR POINT MANAGEMENT GROUP • Sequim, WA

4d • $30 - $40

About The Position

A Massage Therapist treats and prevents physical problems, injuries, and pain in soft muscle tissue. Their main duties and responsibilities include assessing a patient’s soft tissue, manipulating soft tissue to provide relief from pain, and improving the patient’s mobility through manipulation that improves circulation. Massage therapists begin by consulting with clients to understand their medical history, symptoms, and goals. They then assess the client's body to identify areas of tension or pain and develop a personalized treatment plan. Massage Therapists provide care for people in a variety of settings, including private practices, outpatient clinics, sports and fitness facilities, work settings and nursing homes. State licensure is required in each state in which a massage therapist practices. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS All Essential Functions should be able to be completed in highly complex and distracting environments and within time frames consistent with current clinical practice. Cognitive Functions (Knowledge) ● Comprehend, retain, recall and apply complex information learned in required prerequisite courses to the program’s professional course work. ● Read, comprehend, integrate, critically analyze, interpret and apply information from written materials, demonstrations, lectures, laboratory sessions and research literature and other pertinent sources to develop and support the rationale for appropriate patient examinations, evaluations, assessments, interventions, discharges and or referrals. ● Collect, organize, prioritize and document information to make safe, appropriate and timely decisions regarding patient care for the purposes of examination, evaluation, assessment, intervention, discharge and or referral for any patient. ● Demonstrate management skills including planning, organizing, supervising and delegating. Affective and Communication Functions (Professional Behaviors) ● Interact effectively and sensitively using appropriate verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills with faculty, peers, other members of the health care team, patients/clients and caregivers. ● Read, write and interpret written and nonverbal communication at a competency level that allows one to safely function in classroom, laboratory and clinical settings. ● Recognize the impact and influence of age, lifestyle, family or peer support, socioeconomic class, culture, beliefs, race and abilities on faculty, peers, other members of the health care team and patients/clients and caregivers. ● Recognize the psychosocial impact of movement dysfunction and disability on the client and caregivers and integrate these needs into patient examinations, evaluations, assessments, interventions, discharges and or referrals. ● Efficiently organize and prioritize multiple tasks, integrate and critically analyze information and formulate applicable decisions. ● Practice in a safe, ethical, and legal manner, following guidelines for standard practice as established by federal, state and local law, the College, clinical facilities, the APTA and related professional organizations. ● Accept personal responsibility for all actions, reactions and inactions. ● Demonstrate responsibility for self-assessment, professional growth and development. ● Effectively and consistently manage personal stress and appropriately respond to the stress of others. ● Speak and write effectively in English to convey information to other individuals and groups. Psychomotor Functions (Skill) ● Possess sufficient mental and physical stamina, postural and neuromuscular control and eye-hand coordination for extended periods of time in order to perform patient care tasks in a manner that does not compromise patient or therapist safety. ● Safely, reliably, and efficiently perform required physical therapy examination and intervention procedures to evaluate and treat the functional skills & limitations and gross motor system of patients across the lifespan. These include but are not limited to: ● Cognitive, mental, emotional status ● Cardiopulmonary status ● Segmental length, girth, volume ● Skin integrity & wound care ● Sensation ● Muscle tone and reflexes ● Posture Pain ● Demonstrate the ability to perform CPR and emergency first aid. ● React safely and appropriately in a timely manner to sudden or unexpected situations involving persons and or equipment. NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Leads by example and exhibits solid leadership and teamwork while promoting the core philosophy of FYZICAL.

Requirements

• Complete a state-approved educational program
• State license to practice and any additional requirements by the state.

Responsibilities

• assessing a patient’s soft tissue
• manipulating soft tissue to provide relief from pain
• improving the patient’s mobility through manipulation that improves circulation
• consulting with clients to understand their medical history, symptoms, and goals
• assessing the client's body to identify areas of tension or pain
• develop a personalized treatment plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed