Physical Therapy Assistant

UNC Health Care; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in North Carolina is seeking a Certified Physical Therapist Assistant to perform a wide range of skilled physical therapy treatments under supervision and to advance patients' treatment plans toward goals. The role includes assisting with discharge planning and documenting progress for billing and statistics.

The successful candidate will participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, precept PT assistants, and help educate students while providing safe and effective care across

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited two-year Physical Therapist Assistant program.
• Licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant by the state of North Carolina. BLS.
• Professional experience required: none.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to interdisciplinary team meetings to plan patient needs, discharge plans, and family education.
• Precepts PT technicians or other PT assistants and evaluates learner competency.
• Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals; completes billing/statistics records.
• Instructs PT students and assists with the teaching of exercise programs.
• Provides skilled PT treatments, designs and teaches exercise programs, and trains patients in ambulatory devices for safe mobility.
• Maintains records and participates in quality improvement initiatives with other healthcare professionals.

Education

Associate degree in Physical Therapist Assistant

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well‑being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary: Performs a wide variety of skilled physical therapy treatments for patients based upon the physical therapy evaluations and goals completed by the physical therapist. Advances the patient's treatment plan in response to the patient's progress. Assists with discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to various interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs, discuss family education plans, and discharge plans.
• Precepts PT technicians or other physical therapist assistants and evaluate the learner's competency per department guidelines.
• Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals. Completes department records for billing and statistics.
• Instructs physical therapy and physical therapist assistant students.
• Provides skilled physical therapy treatments to a wide variety of patients. Designs and teaches exercise program to meet PT goals. Fits and teaches patient to use ambulatory devices including braces, walkers, canes, crutches safely to negotiate stairs, curbs, and unlevel ground. Teaches patient airway clearance techniques and performs chest PT procedures. Instructs patient and family in home exercises, ambulation, and use of adaptive equipment for discharge.
• Participates in quality of clinical services through attendance and participation in departmental meetings and in‑services.
• Maintains valid and reliable records of patient procedures and progress. Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals. Works on continuous quality improvement efforts with the department director.

Other Information

Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited two‑year Physical Therapist Assistant program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant by the state of North Carolina. BLS.

Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.