Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Achievement Center•Town of Algoma, WI

96d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Physical Therapist Assistant who is an excellent communicator and listener, confident, loves laughing with their patients, and is committed to growth and learning! This role is at the Physical Achievement Center, 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. The clinic believes wholeheartedly in education and provides an immense amount of training, teaching, and coaching. They do not settle for half-hearted care and are constantly pushing the envelope in creating a customer experience that clients rave about. As a new company experiencing rapid growth, Physical Achievement Center creates a great lifestyle for Physical Therapists Assistants, including focusing completely on one patient at a time for one-on-one treatments, going home feeling energized, and receiving weekly mentorship with a top-level, Fellowship Trained Physical Therapist with over 30 years of experience. The team operates in a family-like atmosphere where each employee is valued. The clinicians work within a team concept to provide valuable outcomes defined by customer needs, using innovative approaches to minimize the use of medications, injections, and surgical procedures. Employees can grow and be mentored to achieve specialty training that matches their professional goals.

Requirements

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.
PT License: Has an active physical therapy license in the state of Wisconsin.
Proven working experience as a physical therapist assistant
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

Nice To Haves

Physical Therapy Assistant Experience: 1 year
CPR Certification
Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant

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 the 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 Instagram.