Physical Therapist Assistant - Outpatient - Healthplex

Responsibilities

• Treats patients in routine visits using the application of a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for improvement of physical or developmental dysfunction and independence in activities of daily living as set forth by the Physical Therapist
• Plans and implements a comprehensive rehabilitation program designed to meet the physical, psychosocial, and immediate environmental well-being of the patient
• Coordinates efforts toward discharge goals established by the Physical Therapist at initial evaluation and during episode of care
• Educates and instructs regarding home programs and preventive measures as appropriate to patient, family, and others
• Communicates with the primary physical therapist regarding unexpected changes in patient status, response to treatment, or patient concerns that may indicate need for physician intervention or formal re-assessment from primary physical therapist
• Communicates with patient, family, physician, other disciplines and other healthcare providers as indicated regarding patient care
• Promotes patient/caregiver self-determination by optimizing outside resource utilization to achieve the highest level of independence
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards
• Participates in weekly team conferences, educational programs, in-services and other meetings as required
• Participates on special project teams
• Participates in agency continuous quality improvement activities as required
• Maintains a department-defined productivity standard for routine visits and caseload management
• Precepting newly hired assistants or students as needed
• Responsible for holiday and weekend coverage for agency and patient home visits as required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Physical Therapy
• Certificate Physical Therapy Assistant
• BLS Required at time of Hire
• Requires detailed knowledge of physical therapy in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done, this level includes interpretation of data
• Basic computer skills required
• Basic understanding of the rules and regulations of the specific setting