PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT

U.S. Department of Defense; Landstuhl; Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Physical Therapy Assistant for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. The PTA will provide rehabilitation care, assist in developing treatment plans, and maintain effective communication with patients and healthcare staff. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications and a valid physical therapy assistant license.

Qualifikationen

• Experience implementing physical therapy treatment plans.
• Instructing on physical therapy programs.
• Providing status reports on rehabilitation.

Aufgaben

• Provide inpatient rehabilitation care to ICU patients.
• Document patient care according to guidelines.
• Develop and implement personalized recovery plans.

Kenntnisse

Patient Care

Rehabilitation Techniques

Communication

Documentation

Ausbildung

Graduate level education in Physical Therapy or related field

Jobbeschreibung

About the Position: Serves as Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Duties

• Provide inpatient rehabilitation care to ICU patients, elderly individuals, and postoperative patients.
• Provide interpretation of PT’s findings to initiate care, considering patients’ neurological, surgical, sensory, respiratory, cardiac status, gait ability, posture, age, and general health, under supervision of the PT.
• Document information related to all patient’s care in accordance with relevant guidelines.
• Provide instruction to patients, family members and/or other health workers to perform selected treatment procedures and functional training activities.
• Track impact of procedure's effects on patients, long-and short-term effects of different types of therapy, and appropriateness of a specific therapy.
• Develop and implement personalized recovery plans.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
• Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/DoD-Issuances/140025/.
• This position requires Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association (AHA).
• This position is subject to screening and update of required immunizations.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual season influenza vaccinations in accordance with Defense Health Agency Procedural Instruction 6025.34.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position requires Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel approximately 5% of the time away from your permanent duty station.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 50lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This is a Mission Essential position.

Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes implementing physical therapy treatment plans, instructing on physical therapy programs, or providing status reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR

Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Kinesiotherapy, Sports Medicine, Exercise Science.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, active, valid and unrestricted license as a Physical Therapy Assistant in a state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States.