Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Bedrock Healthcare; Beaver Dam (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

401k matched at 10%

Flexible Hours

Paid Holidays

Same day pay with Tapcheck

Job summary

Bedrock Healthcare in Beaver Dam, WI is seeking a dedicated Physical Therapist Assistant. This role involves treating and documenting care for residents with impaired abilities, assisting in their rehabilitation process under the supervision of a physical therapist. You will also be required to participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.

The ideal candidate will have an Associate's degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program and an active license. Benefits include health insurance, flexible hours, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with residents and healthcare professionals.
• Active Physical Therapy Assistant License required.

Responsibilities

• Treat residents with impaired abilities under supervision.
• Maintain accurate resident reports.
• Ensure safety of residents under supervision.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Organizational skills

Ability to analyze medical information

Education

Associates degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program

Active Physical Therapy Assistant License

Job description

COME JOIN OUR HEALTHCARE FAMILY!

Beaver Dam Health Care Center makes it top priority to care for seniors with the respect, compassion, and dignity they deserve. We understand that caring is what makes a community and without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. It is what sets us apart from any other skilled nursing facility. At Beaver Dam, our nursing staff are overly courteous, respectful and maintain a high level of professionalism at all times. Our primary goal is to get you back in a condition to be independent once again while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals. We are currently recruiting for a Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team!

Benefits of this position

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Great Work Environment
• 401k matched at 10%
• Flexible Hours (8 hour shifts)
• Paid Holidays
• Same day pay with Tapcheck
• Job location: Beaver Dam, WI

Purpose of this position

The purpose of this position is to treat and document care for residents with impaired ability to perform at an independent level due to disease process, under the supervision of a physical therapist; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Follow physicians’ orders for resident care, and follow directions of the physical therapist.
• Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.
• Provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures and adaptive equipment to prevent decline in residents' function.
• Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
• Provide adaptive equipment and preventative measures to prevent decline in residents' function.
• Observe infection control procedures.
• Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision.
• Consistently work cooperatively with residents, residents' representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants and ancillary service providers.
• Observe all facility policies and procedures.
• Observe all facility safety policies and procedures.
• Observe guidelines in the employees' handbook.
• Follow facility Residents' Rights policies.
• Adhere to Corporate Compliance Program Code of Conduct and policies and procedures.
• Attend Corporate Compliance Program in servicing as required.
• Comply with facility policies and procedures against discrimination and sexual harassment.
• Protect the privacy of resident Protected Health Information.
• Protect the confidentiality and security of all resident and facility information.
• Come to work in clean, neat attire and consistently present a professional appearance.
• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.
• Perform other related duties as directed by his/her supervisor.
• Perform all duties assigned in an effective, timely and professional manner.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Communication/Language Skills — Must have excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information. Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families and other healthcare professionals. Ability to present information to supervisor.
• Reasoning Ability — Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
• Associates degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program
• Active Physical Therapy Assistant License