Physical Therapist Assistant - Canby/Clear Lake | Full-Time

Sanford Health • Canby, MN

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Therapist Assistant assists patients, residents, and clients with therapy activities and exercises as outlined in a treatment plan, under the direct supervision of a physical therapist. The primary goal is to enhance the quality of life and improve the ability of patients, residents, and clients to perform daily activities. This role involves providing, monitoring, and recording therapy services for individuals with physical, cognitive, and developmental impairments, adhering to standard concepts, practices, and procedures. The assistant is responsible for selecting, implementing, and modifying therapeutic activities and interventions in line with their competency levels, patient goals, and state licensure requirements. They contribute to the treatment process by exchanging information and providing documentation to the physical therapist regarding patient responses and communications during interventions. Additionally, the Physical Therapist Assistant must be knowledgeable about the patient's targeted physical therapy outcomes and provide relevant information and documentation. The role requires adherence to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organizations and may involve performing other related duties as requested. Depending on facility needs and assigned locations, the focus may be on patients receiving intervention in post-acute, long-term care, and home health care environments.

Requirements

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.
• Must be a graduate through an approved American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) program as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
• Must be licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state(s) of practice.
• Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment.
• When applicable, may require valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Assists patients/residents/clients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to improve patients'/residents'/clients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.
• Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients/residents/clients with physical, cognitive, developmental impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices and procedures.
• Selects, implements, and makes modifications to therapeutic activities and interventions that are consistent with demonstrated competency levels, patient's/resident's/client's goals, and the requirements of the practice setting and/or state licensure.
• Contributes to this process by exchanging information with and providing documentation to the physical therapist about the patient's/resident's/client's responses to and communications during intervention.
• Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted physical therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement.
• Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.
• Performs other related duties as requested.
• May focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care and home health care environments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees