Physical Therapist Assistant Part Time OR
About The Position
Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA) work as part of a team to provide physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of the Physical Therapist. PTA’s implement selected components of patient/client interventions (treatment), obtain data related to the interventions provided and make modifications in selected interventions either to progress the patient/client as directed by the Physical Therapist or to ensure patient/client safety and comfort. PTA’s assist the Physical Therapist in the treatment of individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives.
Requirements
- Associates Degree by an CAPTE-accredited program.
- State license or certification to practice and any additional requirements by the state
Responsibilities
- Satisfactory verbal, reading and writing skills to effectively and promptly communicate in English.
- Sufficient eyesight to read paper or computer-generated medical records; read instrument panels; apply therapeutic modalities such as ice, heat and electrical stimulation; monitor patients for adverse reactions to treatment; adjust assistive devices and make visual observations regarding posture and functional abilities such as bed mobility transfers and ambulation.
- Sufficient hearing to communicate with patients and other members of the health care team, monitor patients by hearing instrument signals and alarms.
- Sufficient smell to assess patient status and maintain a safe practice environment.
- Sufficient fine touch discrimination to palpate pathologic changes in soft tissue.
- Sufficient fine and gross motor coordination to manipulate/operate equipment controls and to perform manual treatment/assessment techniques including, but not limited to, massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, stretching, neuromuscular re-education, goniometry and manual muscle testing.
- Satisfactory physical strength to transport, move or lift patients requiring all levels of assistance and to perform prolonged periods of standing, walking, sitting, bending, crawling, reaching, pushing and pulling
- Satisfactory intellectual, emotional and interpersonal skills to ensure patient safety, to exercise independent judgment and discretion in the performance of assigned responsibilities and to interact with patients, families and other health care workers
- Documents patient progress and status at discharge in the medical record according to departmental policies.
- Leads by example and exhibits solid leadership and teamwork while promoting the core philosophy of FYZICAL.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
