Physical Therapy Assistant

Duties/Responsibilities

• Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities
• Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress
• Confer with physical therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment
• Communicate with and instruct caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans
• Transport patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements
• Administer active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments
• Measure patients' range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations
• Monitor operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment timely
• Fit patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as assistive devices

Requirements

• Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population
• Must possess problem-solving skills to successfully perform job
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong customer service orientation
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members
• Ability to travel as needed to perform job

Qualifications

• Associates degree from an accredited physical therapy program
• Current license from the state Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
• Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards

Skills

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients
• Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching

Benefits

• 401K (Matching up to 2%)
• Annual Performance Evaluations
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Appreciation Events

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in the job posting.