Physical Therapist Assistant | PRN

Sanford Health • Watertown, SD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to assist patients, residents, and clients with therapy activities and exercises as scheduled in a treatment plan. This role operates under the supervision of a physical therapist, aiming to improve patients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. The assistant will provide, monitor, and record therapy services for individuals with physical, cognitive, and developmental impairments, adhering to standard concepts, practices, and procedures. Key aspects include selecting, implementing, and modifying therapeutic activities and interventions consistent with competency levels, patient goals, and state licensure requirements. The position involves exchanging information and providing documentation to the physical therapist regarding patient responses and communications during intervention. The Physical Therapist Assistant is also responsible for understanding targeted physical therapy outcomes and providing relevant information and documentation. Adherence to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organizations is required, and other related duties may be performed as requested. Depending on facility needs and assigned locations, the role may focus on patients in post-acute, long-term care, and home health care environments.

Requirements

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure
• Graduate through an approved American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) program as a Physical Therapist Assistant
• 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

What This Job Offers

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