Physical Therapy Assistant

Fallon Health•Webster, MA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision of the Clinical Manager and Primary Therapist, provides and documents the full range of Physical Therapy assistant treatments and tests to all categories of patients, supervises supportive personnel and participates in educational services. Acts as a clinical instructor and is responsible for teaching inter-department continuing education/in-services.

Requirements

Associates degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program.
Must possess a valid drivers’ license and have a satisfactory drivers’ record report
Must maintain the minimum state required insurance as referenced in Fallon Health’s Drivers’ Safety policy, on the vehicle you use while performing company business
Must have reliable transportation
Must meet the requirements of Fallon Health’s Drivers’ Safety Policy
Licensure in Massachusetts or licensure pending via examination or reciprocity.
CPR certification or willingness to be certified within 60 days of hire
Minimum of 1 year experience with elderly population.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of Physical Therapist performs processes involved in the delivery of age-appropriate patient care.
Provides care appropriate to the patient population served.
Completes all required competency assessments.
Identifies, reports and documents the need for modification of treatment techniques.
Determines reports and documents possible cause(s) of change in patient’s physical/mental status, tolerance to treatment, unanticipated rate of progress.
Determines appropriate modifications.
Identifies, reports and documents acute changes in patient physiological status.
Communicates acute changes in patient status to Physical Therapist.
Modifies treatment as appropriate within plan of care.
Implements appropriate treatment techniques as specified in therapist plan of care.
Implements all treatment procedures as necessary for specific patient population under direction of Physical Therapist.
Able to utilize all appropriate equipment per department protocols and standards.
Communicate effectively with patients and caregivers.
Provides and documents specific training related to patient’s dysfunction.
Provides patients educational materials appropriate to patient and family needs.
Provides clinical instructions to affiliate physical therapist assistant students.
Accepts assigned students for designated clinical affiliation experiences.
Actively cooperates with other personnel to achieve clinical education program objectives.
Provides clinical education/instruction of staff.
Actively participates in department’s clinical education program serving as an instructor for staff continuing education in-services.
Meets department standards for scheduling and productivity.