Physical Therapist Assistant
Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center, Baldwin City, KS, United States
Job Summary
The Physical Therapist Assistant will help Physical Therapists provide physical therapy treatments and procedures, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document progress, and modify treatments within the scope of established plans.
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
Electronic Documentation
Employee Appreciation Events
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, lifts and transfers them according to positioning requirements, and secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound.
Measures patients’ range‑of‑joint motion, body parts and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment promptly.
Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses and supportive devices such as assistive devices.
Required Skills / Abilities
Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population.
Problem‑solving skills to successfully perform the 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 the job.
Education and Experience
Associate’s 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.
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
Lifting, positioning, pushing and/or transferring patients.
Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.
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The Physical Therapist Assistant will help Physical Therapists provide physical therapy treatments and procedures, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document progress, and modify treatments within the scope of established plans.
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
Electronic Documentation
Employee Appreciation Events
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, lifts and transfers them according to positioning requirements, and secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound.
Measures patients’ range‑of‑joint motion, body parts and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.
Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment promptly.
Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses and supportive devices such as assistive devices.
Required Skills / Abilities
Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population.
Problem‑solving skills to successfully perform the 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 the job.
Education and Experience
Associate’s 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.
Physical Requirements
Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
Lifting, positioning, pushing and/or transferring patients.
Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.
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