Physical Therapist Assistant

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Cadillac, MI

22h•$25 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital dedicated to helping patients and families rebuild their lives by restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation. With a century-old culture, the organization prioritizes listening to patients and providing innovative care. It serves thousands of children and adults annually through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics, and home and community programs, offering the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan with an exclusive focus on rehabilitation. Physicians, nurses, and therapists collaborate to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes, and the growing Mary Free Bed Network extends this unique standard of care throughout the state. The Physical Therapist Assistant provides physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist, ensuring treatment skills are updated through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development, and performing responsibilities in alignment with organizational strategic objectives and goals.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Program.
Licensure with the State of Michigan.
Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department/program protocol.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
Assist the physical therapist in treatment planning and conducting evaluation procedures.
Assist the physical therapist in treating patients utilizing modalities, therapeutic exercise, assistive devices, and functional activities.
Provide verbal and/or written feedback to the physical therapist regarding all significant observations or changes in the patient's condition, reaction, and response to treatment.
Assist the physical therapist in determining equipment and supply needs and may participate in the acquisition and inventory of these items.
Function as primary therapist in treatment of patient following evaluation and direction of physical therapist.
Document patient’s status and progress according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines.
Communicate with others to integrate physical therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care.
Participate in conferences/discussions and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members as directed by the physical therapist to integrate physical therapy treatment plan.
Instruct the patient and the family in physical therapy procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary.
Participate in various meetings and in-services as designated.
Follow all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control.
Meet or exceed program productivity expectations.
Provide discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system as requested.
Support program operations as assigned.
Function as patient advocate.
Demonstrate competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities.
Adhere to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients, coworkers and members of the community.
Serve as clinical instructor for physical therapist assistant students.
Supervise, teach, and evaluate skills of students and volunteers.
Communicate with participating universities regarding skill levels of students.
Function as a resource person in area of expertise.
Participate in program development and/or research activities as assigned.
Participate in orientation and training of new staff.
Assist in maintaining clean and orderly treatment areas.
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members.
Consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions.
Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.