Physical Therapy Assistant

Recover-Care; Wathena (KS); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Recover-Care in Kansas is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to support licensed Physical Therapists in delivering treatments and procedures. You will assist in developing treatment plans, perform routine tasks, document progress, and adjust therapies under supervision.

Responsibilities include guiding patients through exercises, observing responses, communicating with the PT and caregivers, transporting patients, and applying modalities such as therapeutic massage, heat and ultrasound.

Qualifications

• Associate's 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 evaluate responses and progress and reports results to the physical therapist.
• Communicates with and instructs caregivers and family members on patient activities and treatment plans.
• Transports patients to and from treatment areas and assists with positioning.
• Administers modalities such as therapeutic massage, heat, ultrasound, and aquatic therapy as ordered.
• Measures range of motion and vital signs to assess treatment effects.
• Monitors equipment use and records treatment administration.
• Fits patients for braces, prostheses, and assistive devices.

Skills

SNF patient care

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Customer service

Professional communication

Travel ability

Education

Associate degree in physical therapy

State PT 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.