Physical Therapy Assistant Outpatient - Cottonwood

Responsibilities

• Reviews patient's history and appropriate data prior to initiating treatment.
• Collaborates with therapist in patient treatments and plan of care.
• Affords assistance to patients and families in planning for discharge.
• Attends and actively participates in patient team conferences and family conferences.
• Collaborates patient needs with therapist for follow up care and assists in post-discharge recommendations.
• Presents information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the level of patient and family understanding.
• Documents implementation of the treatment plan and evaluates and records patient responses to the treatment sessions.
• Participates in the development of individual discharge plans that are responsive to patient/family concerns.
• Collaborates with evaluating therapist to revise/update plan based on assessment.
• Acts as a resource person to peers within the rehabilitation department, fielding questions, mentoring, or providing educational opportunities.
• Acts as a liaison/partners with other educational institutions/groups/organizations to enhance professional development.
• Attends Quarterly Retreats.
• Reports any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
• Maintains compliance with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
• Ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
• Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
• Maintains productivity goals according to departmental standards.
• Attends 75% of department meetings; responsible for 100% of department meeting content including reviewing minutes, asking questions as needed, and reviewing handouts; completes documentation, including charges within a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Therapist Assistant Program.
• BLS (American Heart Association) certification - Required upon date of hire.
• Current certification in the State of Arizona for the discipline - Required.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card application number - Required upon hire.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card - Required within 90 days of hire.
• Obtains and maintains appropriate clinical competencies for the roles assigned by their departmental leader.
• Preferred: Clinical documentation experience.