Physical Therapy Assistant PRN

River City Nursing & Rehab Center•Jacksonville, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist.

Requirements

Associate degree or certification from a physical therapy program that included course study in anatomy and physiology, and clinical experience is required.
Florida Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) license in good standing is required.
Candidates are required to attain and maintain CPR certification within 90 days after hire.
State background check standards must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing the essential functions of the position is desirable.

Responsibilities

Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
Confers with physical therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment.
Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans.
Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound.
Measures patients’ range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment.
Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches.
Performs other duties as assigned.