Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy approved by an accredited organization.
• PT license.
• CPR certification, if required by state.
• At least one year of experience.
• Ability to show compassion and understanding.
• Ability to record patient information, document progress, and report treatment results to the physical therapist.
• Ability to follow directions and assist the physical therapist in managing multiple patients during sessions.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of basic PT/medical terminology, confidentiality, and HIPAA laws.
• Ability to stand, sit, talk, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to operate various equipment based on the department.
• Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds, including machinery alarms and medical codes or alarms.
• Near visual acuity for tasks such as working with small objects, reading small print, or using computers; far visual acuity at 20 feet or more; and peripheral vision.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct physical therapy under the physical therapist’s direction and in accordance with the physician’s plan of care.
• Treat patients to relieve pain, develop or restore function, and maintain maximum performance.
• Direct and assist patients with active and passive therapeutic exercises, muscle reeducation, gait and functional training, transfer activities, and prosthetic training.
• Use physical agents, including heat, cold, water, light, electricity, ultrasound, and massage.
• Observe and report patients’ reactions to treatment and changes in their conditions to physical therapists and organization personnel.
• Instruct patients in the care and use of wheelchairs, branches, crutches, canes, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.
• Maintain required records, clinical notes, and conference notes for inclusion in the patient’s clinical record within prescribed time frames.
• Participate in organization home care team member meetings and in-service education programs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) and six paid holidays.
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match.
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Voluntary benefits, including life and AD&D.
• Tuition assistance and scholarships.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal services.
• Home and auto insurance.
• Discount purchasing program.
• Pet insurance.