Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans, LA seeks a Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant to assist the Physical Therapist in delivering patient-centered rehabilitation services. You will implement treatment plans, document progress, and participate in departmental development and education opportunities.

Under PT supervision, you will select techniques, monitor patient responses, and ensure safe, ethical care in alignment with APTA standards and LCMC Health policies.

Qualifications

• The PTA must be licensed in Louisiana and provide treatment under PT supervision.
• Experience with neurodevelopmental and orthopedic approaches is preferred.
• CPR/BLS and crisis prevention training are required or completed within onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents treatments directed by the supervising PT.
• Help design sessions and adapt plans to patient needs and family involvement.
• Document visits, coordinate with PT, and contribute to departmental development.

Skills

Neurodevelopmental therapy

Orthopedic therapy

Therapeutic exercise

Education

Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant – Louisiana

American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider

CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute

Tools

Goniometry

Manual Muscle Testing

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

The Licensed physical therapist assistant is responsible for administering therapeutic procedures or treatments based on the physical therapist's evaluation and plan of care. Contributes to departmental advancement through participation in in-service attendance/presentation as well as through constructive suggestions, participation in planning activities and program development.

Why a Great Place to Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

GENERAL DUTIES

Demonstrates Professional Treatment Skills

• Performs and documents treatment based on the short- and long-term goals established by evaluating physical therapist.
• With guidance of the supervising PT, selects treatment techniques and modalities that will facilitate achievement of the goals for all patients.
• Structures the treatment session according to the patient’s age, diagnosis, needs, behavioral response and family or caretaker involvement including physical environment, verbal reinforcement/instruction and behavior modification as needed.
• Demonstrates proficiency in various treatment techniques including neurodevelopmental, orthopedic and therapeutic exercise approaches, using equipment and resources available in the department.
• Adjusts treatment according to precautions and contraindications.
• Adjusts daily treatment plan based on assessment of patient’s response to treatment and consults physical therapist as needed. * Assessment techniques include range of motion (goniometry), strength (manual muscle testing), tone, physiological response, etc.
• Interprets pertinent information from medical charts, physicians, parents, patient, other Allied Health professionals, school, caretakers, and any others to facilitate treatment. Notifies physical therapist as indicated.

Demonstrates Professional Documentation Skills

• Completes documentation and submits charges after providing treatment within defined timeline and turns in charges.
• Manages therapy visits and coordinates with PT when a supervisory visit is required (each 6th visit or every thirty days)

Participates In Departmental/self-development

• Provides constructive suggestions for improvement in department operations.
• Acts as clinical instructor for at least one PTA student per year (after first year of experience).
• Demonstrates ethical practice at all times according to standards established by the American Physical Therapy Association and LCMC Health

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider
• Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant through the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board
• Non-Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI, NCI-CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute (NOEH employees must receive within 90 days)

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Work Shift

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital,

at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.