Physical Therapy Assistant
About The Position
HealthActions is seeking a compassionate Physical Therapist Assistant to provide excellent patient care. The therapist-owned organization has operated since 1981 and emphasizes professional growth and development. New graduates are welcome. This is a full-time position with benefits. The Physical Therapy Assistant supports physical therapists in implementing rehabilitation programs designed to reduce patient pain and improve mobility, function, and strength. The position has no supervisory responsibilities, but requires careful monitoring of clinic aides to ensure treatment quality. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- Associate Physical Therapist degree.
- Yearly maintenance of required CEUs.
- Clinical skills.
- Customer/client focus.
- Quality focus.
- Health promotion.
- Persistence.
- Energetic approach.
- Flexibility.
- Teamwork orientation.
- Time-management skills.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including continual walking, sitting, standing, bending, lifting, and moving; lifting objects weighing over 50 pounds; pushing wheelchairs; and transporting and supporting residents.
- Constant alertness to patient safety.
Nice To Haves
- New graduates are welcome.
Responsibilities
- Support physical therapists by identifying patient-care issues, providing information and commentary, recommending options and courses of action, and implementing physical therapy directives.
- Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining and updating the Plan of Care.
- Review physical therapist interpretations of patient evaluations and test results to assess abnormal conditions.
- Document patient-care services in patient and department records.
- Administer manual exercises and instruct, encourage, and assist patients with non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, activities of daily living, and use of supportive devices such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and billing.
- Instruct and counsel patients about therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, wellness, and health maintenance.
- Develop and implement patient management plans to provide continuity of care.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by following procedures, rules, regulations, and infection-control policies and protocols.
- Monitor treatment trends and services rendered in relation to production objectives.
- Maintain legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to internal policies and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Maintain job knowledge through educational opportunities, professional publications, personal networks, and professional organizations.
- Support the physical therapy and clinical reputation by taking ownership of new and different requests.
- Ensure patient satisfaction, including troubleshooting and handling complaints.
- Carefully monitor clinic aides to ensure treatment quality.
Benefits
- Benefits are offered, but specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
