We have openings for work locations in West Orange, NJ

* Part- Time and Full Time

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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Associates degree or certification from a physical therapy program that included course study in anatomy and physiology, and clinical experience
• Experience: Some geriatric experience is preferable, or at least six (6) months of full-time clinical experience.
• License: State License of Certification – Must pass state-administered exam or the National Physical Therapy Exam administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therap
• Certifications: Current BLS/CPR training with card for verification.

DUTIES AND 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.
• Fits patients for orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.
• Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations and JACHO standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading periodicals, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

REQUIREMENTS

1. 2 Valid ID’s - SS Card
2. Certification - Registration 
3 .Physical - Within the last 8 months 
4. PPD - Within the last 8 months 
5. MMRV - 
6. Flu shot
7. Hep B

Schedule for PT, full-time. Bilingual (Spanish, English) preferred. 

MWF, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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