Physical Therapy Assistant: Hrly, PT

Firelands Health; Castalia (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Firelands Health is seeking a part-time Physical Therapy Assistant committed to providing quality care. In this entry-level role, you'll support physical therapists in delivering therapy services, ensuring patient progress, and maintaining a safe environment. Ideal candidates will have an Associate Degree in PTA and CPR certification, with previous experience preferred.

Benefits

401(k)

Health and wellness offerings

Monthly employee events

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Associate Degree program as a PTA. Currently licensed in the state of Ohio.
• Current CPR certification required.
• One to two years experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides physical therapy services following the plan established by a physical therapist.
• Communicates patient progress and status to the supervising therapist.
• Ensures a safe environment for therapy services.

Skills

Communication

Mobility

Education

Associate Degree as a PTA

CPR Certification

FOM Certification (preferred)

Job description

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• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric: 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
  
  

Job Details

Description

Position Highlights:

• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric: 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
  
  

About Firelands Health

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values: Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do

• Under the general direction of the Director, provides physical therapy services to patients following the plan of care established by a physical therapist.
• Under the supervision of a Physical Therapist, provides physical therapy services, re-assessing the patient’s status on each visit and ensuring quality of care as evidence in the clinical record.
• Accurately administers standardized tests, treatment procedures and modalities as assigned by therapists. Implements the plan of care developed by the Physical Therapist.
• Assists therapists in the development or modification of goals and objectives of patient care based upon assessment data.
• Implements appropriate treatment strategies, procedures, and modalities according to the plan of care set forth for each patient.
• Communicates patient progress, status, and response to therapy services to the supervising therapist, patient and/ or family, and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides for a safe, adequate and comfortable environment for the delivery of therapy services.
  
  

What You Will Need

• Graduate of an approved Associate Degree program as a PTA. Currently licensed in the state of Ohio.
• Current CPR certification.
• FOM (Functional Outcome Measures) certification preferred.
• One to two years experience in a hospital or rehabilitation facility preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to keep abreast of new research and practices in the field so as to provide the patients the best possible care and treatment.
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio motor vehicle operator's license and be insurable under Firelands' auto policy. Employee must provide proof of personal automobile liability insurance coverage upon request.
• Ability to effectively communicate and understand in both written and oral form.
• Ability to lift patients as necessary and be mobile.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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