Dynamic Physical Therapy Assistant — Impactful Care & Benefits

Wathena Healthcare & Rehab Center; Wathena (KS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Wathena Healthcare & Rehab Center in Kansas seeks a dedicated Physical Therapist Assistant to assist Physical Therapists in delivering treatments and procedures. The role emphasizes patient-centered care, documentation, and collaboration with therapists to develop and adjust treatment plans.

Responsibilities include guiding patients through exercises, monitoring progress, coordinating with staff, and assisting with mobility and therapeutic modalities as prescribed by the supervising clinician.

Qualifications

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

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.
• Confers with physical therapy staff to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment.
• Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
• Administers active and passive manual therapy, therapeutic massage, aquatic therapy, and modality treatments.
• Measures range of motion, body part movement, and vital signs to assess treatment effects.
• Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and treatment administration.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Professionalism

Education

Associate's degree in Physical Therapy

Job description

Wathena Healthcare & Rehab Center in Kansas seeks a dedicated Physical Therapist Assistant to assist Physical Therapists in delivering treatments and procedures. The role emphasizes patient-centered care, documentation, and collaboration with therapists to develop and adjust treatment plans.

Responsibilities include guiding patients through exercises, monitoring progress, coordinating with staff, and assisting with mobility and therapeutic modalities as prescribed by the supervising clinician.