Physical Therapy Assistant - Impactful Patient Care & Rehab

White Oak Healthcare; Rochester (NH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; 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

White Oak Healthcare seeks a Physical Therapist Assistant to support Physical Therapists in providing rehabilitation services within a skilled nursing facility. The PTA will assist in developing treatment plans under supervision, perform routine procedures, document patient progress, and adapt treatments as patients improve.

Qualified candidates hold an associate degree in physical therapy, a current state license, and are able to travel as needed; strong communication and organizational skills

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Instructs, motivates, safeguards, and assists patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
• Confers with physical therapy staff to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment.
• Transports patients to and from treatment areas, lifting and transferring them according to positioning requirements.
• 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.

Skills

SNF patient care

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Customer service

Professional collaboration

Travel flexibility

Education

Associates degree from an accredited physical therapy program

Current license from the state Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

Proficiency with applicable standards

Job description

White Oak Healthcare seeks a Physical Therapist Assistant to support Physical Therapists in providing rehabilitation services within a skilled nursing facility. The PTA will assist in developing treatment plans under supervision, perform routine procedures, document patient progress, and adapt treatments as patients improve.

Qualified candidates hold an associate degree in physical therapy, a current state license, and are able to travel as needed; strong communication and organizational skills