Physical Therapist Assistant - Part Time Inpatient

About The Job

MedStar Health is looking for an Inpatient Physical Therapy Assistant to join their team at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center!

Primary Duties

• Documents and charges for patient care activities painting a clear picture of the patient's course of care under supervision of licensed physical therapist according to the state's requirement.
• Demonstrates effective time management and meets productivity expectations.
• Documents ongoing communication with the physical therapist.
• Demonstrates a professional commitment to provide frictionless patient access to care through flexibility, adaptability, creativity, and actions/behaviors that display empathy in our patient consumer driven environment.
• Arranges schedule for re-evaluations and discharge summaries to be done by a physical therapist.
• Completes appropriate discharge planning, follow-up care, and determination of equipment needs in collaboration with supervising physical therapist.
• Demonstrates initiative in contributing new ideas for patient treatment.
• Involves patient and family as appropriate in treatment and discharge planning through education and training.
• Provides patient treatment services including review of pertinent historical information, safely administering modalities, and providing interventions within the treatment plan's limits under supervision of licensed physical therapist.
• Collaborates interventions with other team members toward an interdisciplinary approach where appropriate.
• Recognizes and documents changes/response in patient's condition and contributes to modification of the treatment plan in collaboration with, and under the supervision of, a licensed physical therapist.
• Provides verbal/written reports as appropriate for patient progress conferences where applicable.
• Takes initiative in pursuing and directing continuing education for professional growth and competency for self and organization.
• Serves as a clinical instructor to assigned students as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Associate degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant.
• Maryland, District of Columbia (DC), and/or Virginia licensure required as deemed necessary for your specific location(s).
• BLS (Basic Life Support).

Pay

This position has a hiring range of USD $28.44 - USD $46.12 /Hr.