Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

Recover-Care; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Annual Performance Evaluations

PTO and Sick Leave

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Electronic Documentation

Employee Appreciation Events

Job summary

Recover-Care is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to support licensed physical therapists in delivering PT treatments and procedures. The role may include assisting in treatment plan development, performing routine functions, documenting patient progress, and adapting treatments within the established plan.

Duties include guiding patients through exercises, observing responses, coordinating with staff, aiding in patient transfers, and applying manual therapies and modalities.

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 and reports progress to the physical therapist.
• Collaborates with physical therapy staff to plan, modify, and coordinate treatment, and educates caregivers/family members.
• Transports patients to/from treatment areas and secures patients on therapy equipment.
• Administers active and passive manual therapies and modalities such as ultrasound.
• Measures range of motion, vital signs, and treatment effects for patient evaluations.
• Monitors equipment operation and records usage and treatment administration.
• Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and assistive devices.

Skills

SNF patient care

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Team communication

Ability to travel

Education

Associates degree

Current state license

Job description

Physical Therapist Assistant

• 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:

The Physical Therapist Assistant will help Physical Therapists provide physical therapy treatments and procedures.

The Physical Therapist Assistant may, in accordance with state laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist.

Duties/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 in person or through progress notes.

• Confers with physical therapy staff and others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment. Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans.

• Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements. Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.

• Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, aquatic physical therapy, and heat, light, sound, and electrical modality treatments such as ultrasound.

• Measures patients’ range-of-joint motion, body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of treatments or for patient evaluations.

• Monitors operation of equipment and records use of equipment and administration of treatment timely

• Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as assistive devices.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge and skills to care for patient needs of the SNF population

• Must possess problem solving skills to successfully perform job

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with other employees, patients, and family members

• Ability to travel as needed to perform job

Education and Experience:

• Associates degree from an accredited physical therapy program

• Current license from the state Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

• Proficiency with all applicable state, federal, and professional standards

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.

• Requires lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring patients.

• Frequent reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.