Physical Therapist Assistant, Casual (Erie)

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC in Erie, PA seeks a dedicated Physical Therapist Assistant to deliver therapy services under the plan of care developed by a physical therapist. The role includes supervising therapy volunteers, maintaining documentation, and coordinating care with supervising therapists to maximize patient outcomes.

Strong patient care skills, reliability, and adherence to facility policies are required. Responsibilities also include efficient scheduling, safe patient transport, and active participation in

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Physical Therapist Assistant program with an associate's degree.
• Current CPR/BLS certification as required by the facility standards.
• Ability to supervise clinical support staff as applicable within license rules.

Responsibilities

• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings, staff development, departmental committees and in-service education programs.
• Consistently utilizes and provides appropriate supervision to clinical support staff in accordance with Physical Therapy Practice Act of practicing state.
• Completes necessary charge/statistical information reflecting services documented and rendered to patients.
• Provides therapeutic interventions per treatment programs developed by a physical therapist for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Assists physical therapists in surveying patients within the scope of practice.
• Maintains documentation cosigned per facility guidelines and Practice Act.
• Rotates through treatment areas to facilitate organizational needs.
• Requests and provides objective feedback to supervisors regarding department performance and emergencies.
• Schedules to maintain productivity as per the facility standards.
• Implements treatment plans in line with patient response and status changes to maximize outcomes.

Education

Associate's degree in Physical Therapist Assistant

Job description

Provides physical therapy treatment in accordance with the plan of care established by the physical therapist. Recommends changes in treatment plan to the supervising physical therapist based upon the patient's condition and response to treatment. Maintains work area in a neat, orderly fashion. Directs therapy volunteers. Performs clerical responsibilities as required by the facility. Transports patients as necessary in a safe, comfortable, courteous, timely and professional manner via prescribed transport vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings, staff development, departmental committees and in-service education programs.

• Consistently utilizes and provides appropriate supervision to clinical support staff in accordance with Physical Therapy Practice Act of practicing state.

• Completes necessary charge/statistical information to accurately reflect services documented and rendered to patients

• Competently provides appropriate, comprehensive, and skillful therapeutic interventions based on treatment programs that have been developed by a physical therapist for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients within the scope of practice permitted by the Physical Therapy Practice Act of practicing state.

• Competently assists physical therapists in the survey of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients within the scope of practice permitted by the Physical Therapy Practice Act of practicing state.

• Maintains written/electronic documentation which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization for all clinical services rendered including documentation of changes in a patient's status, cancellations and the treatment intervention administered . Ensures documentation is cosigned in accordance with the facility specific guidelines and the Physical Therapy Practice Act of practicing state.

• Rotates through selected treatment areas and/or facilities when necessary to facilitate organizational needs

• Appropriately requests and actively provides objective feedback to supervisors regarding department performance and emergency situations.

• Schedules to achieve and maintain a level of productivity which meets or exceeds the standard established for the facility by the organization.

• Demonstrates clinical ability to implement the treatment program within the plan of care outlined by the physical therapist in accordance with patient response to treatment and/or change in patient medical status to maximize outcomes. Recognizes information that requires alteration in of the plan of care and notifies the physical therapist in an appropriate and timely manner.

• Demonstrates clinical ability to implement the treatment program within the plan of care outlined by the physical therapist in a fashion which reflects current scientific and clinical knowledge to effectively achieve established outcomes/goals.

• Graduate of a Physical Therapist Assistant program accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association with an associate's degree as a physical therapist assistant.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Physical Therapist Assistant OR Physical Therapist Assistant Indirect Supervision

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran