Outpatient Physical Therapist Assistant at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald

Innovative Therapy Concepts, LLC • Fitzgerald, GA

37d • Onsite

About The Position

Innovative Therapy Concepts is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to join a fun and energetic environment at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald, Georgia. This role is part of a swing bed rehabilitation program, offering a continuum of care. The ideal candidate will work with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, including Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists, to provide excellent patient care and achieve outstanding outcomes. The position treats a variety of diagnoses including orthopedic, post-surgical, neurological, balance disorders, and deconditioning.

Requirements

• Graduate from a CAPTE-accredited PTA program
• Active and current Physical Therapist Assistant License that allows you to practice in the state in which you work.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge of Internet software; Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software and Microsoft Word Processing software, and basic email skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to educate patients about their condition, treatments, and to communicate with patients’ families.
• Compassionate and possess a desire to help patients.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced Physical Therapist Assistants and New Graduates Welcome to Apply
• Clinical Mentorship targeting the development of your clinical skillset
• Career Development through the ITC Elevate Program focused on both personal and professional growth. We seek to promote from within ITC!
• New graduates are welcome to apply. Our clinical education and mentorship allow for a successful transition from PTA school to this clinical setting

Responsibilities

• Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, light, sound, water, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, ultraviolet, infrared, and hot and cold packs.
• Administers traction to relieve neck and back pain.
• Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities such as preambulation, transfer, ambulation, and daily living activities.
• Observes patients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patients' responses to treatments and progress and reports orally or in writing to Physical Therapist.
• Fits patients for, adjusts, and trains patients in use and care of orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs.
• Confers with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
• Gives orientation to new Physical Therapist Assistants and directs and gives instructions to Physical Therapy Aides.
• Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms.
• Measures patient's range-of-joint motion, length and girth of body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of specific treatments or to assist Physical Therapist to compile data for patient evaluations.
• Monitors treatments administered by Physical Therapy Aides.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rate plus weekly productivity bonus
• Excellent benefits package, including 401k with company match - Vested from day one
• $1,000 continuing education allotment
• Reimbursement for licensure and membership dues
• Wellness Program where we reimburse up to $30 a month towards gym membership as well as participation in active community events (5 K’s/Fun Runs/Mud Runs/Triathlons/etc.)
• Referral Program issuing up to $8,000 for the referral of another team member

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree