PTA

Duties/Responsibilities

• Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
• Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
• Confers with physical therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment.
• Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans.
• Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
• Safeguards and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
• Measures patients’ range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
• Maintains accurate and thorough documentation of patient progress and treatment outcomes.
• Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment timely.
• Fits 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.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members.
• Affordability of benefits package varies based on individual contributions.

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

• Problem-solving skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Customer service orientation.

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

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

N/A