Rehab PTA: Empower Resident Mobility & Care

(Visalia Post Acute) Spruce Holdings, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Staff Physical Therapist Assistant assists the Staff Physical Therapist with resident-related activities and direct resident care.

This role supports accurate documentation, infection control, safety, and equipment maintenance, and collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, and families to plan discharge and ongoing rehabilitation. Training of Restorative Aides and patient education are part of the duties.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree from an accredited PTA program.
• Proficient with Net Health and Point Click Care.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, coworkers and families.
• Mathematical skills: fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions.
• Reasoning ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Treat residents as directed by Physical Therapist.
• Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation in accordance with facility, governmental, and third-party payer requirements.
• Maintain a safe treatment environment by following infection control, safety, and equipment maintenance protocols.
• Participate in Resident Care conferences and/or Rehabilitation meetings, as needed.
• Assist nursing department with training of Restorative Aides.
• Communicates routinely with the supervising physical therapist to ensure timely updates to physicians, nursing staff, the interdisciplinary team, residents, and families regarding progress, goals, and discharge planning.
• Educate residents, families, and caregivers on treatment goals, home exercise programs, maintenance programs, safety techniques, and fall prevention strategies.
• Recommend and facilitate the ordering of necessary durable medical equipment for residents to facilitate independence in mobility.

Skills

Technical reading

Policy literacy

Presentation skills

Math skills

Reasoning

Instruction interpretation

Education

Associate Degree from an accredited PTA program

Tools

Net Health

Point Click Care

Job description

The Staff Physical Therapist Assistant assists the Staff Physical Therapist with resident-related activities and direct resident care.

This role supports accurate documentation, infection control, safety, and equipment maintenance, and collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, and families to plan discharge and ongoing rehabilitation. Training of Restorative Aides and patient education are part of the duties.