Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Achievement Center•Oshkosh, WI

19d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team at Physical Achievement Center. We are a Direct Access Physical & Occupational Therapy clinic in Oshkosh Wisconsin that focuses on empowering patients to stay active and mobile while avoiding surgery, injections, and pain medications. We believe wholeheartedly in education and provide an immense amount of training, teaching, and coaching. We don’t settle for half heart care- and are constantly pushing the envelope in creating a customer experience that our clients rave about. We are a new company experiencing rapid growth as we have developed an incredible reputation in the community for the care that we provide. Physical Achievement Center creates a great lifestyle most Physical Therapists Assistants dream of including: Focusing completely on one patient at a time, as we see each patient for one on one treatments. Go home feeling energized, not exhausted, as you will be providing quality one on one care. Weekly mentorship with a top level, Fellowship Trained Physical Therapist with over 30 years of experience. (A rare opportunity). Using your talents and passion to make a difference in people’s lives every day. Being part of a team in a family-like atmosphere where each employee is valued, rather than just being part of a big corporation. The clinicians at Physical Achievement Center work within a team concept in order to provide valuable outcomes as defined by the needs of our customers. We are a direct access clinic that reaches out in the community to solve critical health challenges. The entire team at Physical Achievement Center services customers using innovative approaches for the benefit of the customer that minimize the use of medications, injections, and surgical procedures. When you work at Physical Achievement Center, you can grow and be mentored as a therapist to achieve specialty training that matches YOUR professional goals.

Requirements

Excellent knowledge of physiology best practices and standards
Hands-on experience with therapeutic exercises, functional training, and physical modalities
Ability to communicate and instruct effectively
Healthcare administration and documentation skills
License to practice or relevant certification
Associate degree as a PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
CPR Certification (Preferred)
Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant (Preferred)
PT License: Has an active physical therapy license in the state of Wisconsin.

Nice To Haves

Builds trust: Connects with patients quickly and is motivated to have real relationships with patients beyond a clinical outcome
Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrate an understanding of what the causes are- and solutions- that could lead to a patient dropping off schedule, and to enable the patient to complete their plan of care and achievement of their goals.
Excellent Communicator: Be able to communicate with the patient in such a way that they can understand why the suggested plan of care is the best solution to their problem. Be able to help patients understand the value of your plan of care to achieve their stated goals in exchange for their time and money.
Humble Life-Long Learner: Demonstrates a teachable spirit and willing to strive for ongoing improvement in skills and competencies. If your Goals include specialty skills-Instrumented soft tissue mobilization, joint stretching/mobilization, exercise & fitness training this is the right opportunity for you.
Goal Oriented: Ability to thrive in an environment where measurement is the driving force behind progress.
Motivated: You understand that the high standards you hold represent your own values. You will do everything you can so that goals are met.
You are truly passionate about physical therapy and wants to make a real transformation in people's lives
You are looking to work in an environment that is NOT a traditional outpatient clinic - and that is fun and feels like a family
You wants to learn, want to be mentored, and mentor others in the clinic - we spend dedicated time every week just to practice skills and discuss tough cases -You'll learn everything you need to become a world-class therapist assistant.
You want a small clinic feel but operates with big business ideas! We may be small be we are MIGHTY. That's actually our secret weapon.
You consider yourself “A” team player and loves to be held accountable for high standards of performance, which means that you’ll be given your own key objectives and outcomes. When these are consistently met, you’ll experience substantial benefits and privileges.
You like the idea of being able to grow and advance within a company - you're getting in on the ground floor of a rapidly growing clinic. The ability to advance and take on leadership positions are endless!
You are looking to have a work-life balance. Not going home exhausted every day.

Responsibilities

Communicate with patients in a way that they can confidently make decisions about the plan of care recommended.
Ensure the patient’s achieve their clinical and health/lifestyle outcome within the time frame suggested.
Develop a mutually beneficial relationship that benefits both the patient and the clinic
Ensure that patients remain engaged and excited about he prospect of coming to Physical Therapy and remain committed to the treatment plan.
Provide a high level of customer care that will cause patients to want to come back frequently and tell their friends and family about us as well.
Ensure that the patients complete a full plan of care as agreed upon in the first session.
Ensure clinical notes are kept up to date and accurate within time frames.
Participate in, contribute to and help develop in house education that is provided to Therapist and Staff.
Be willing to utilize approaches to reach out the general public within the established framework in order to assist individuals to consider becoming a customer of the clinic. This may include leading workshops, visiting professional referral sources, community events, and multi-media tools such as Facebook, and Instragram.