What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Assistant - Value Based Care position at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. (HOPCo)?
Essential Functions
- Establishes and maintains effective communication with physicians, staff, and other departments.
- Executes plan of care within and in full compliance with state board recommendations and guidelines.
- Responds to patient questions and inquiries as required to resolve problems and maintain high
- patient standards.
- Documents care and other patient information for the medical record and per state practice act.
- Fully integrated as the primary member of the treatment team for each case in caseload.
- Complies with department policies and procedures and state regulations for OSHA and infection control.
- Assists with training Physical Therapy Technicians.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Requires an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assisting from an accredited program and must be certified in the state of which physical therapist (PTA) practices.
- Minimum of one year experience in an out-patient Physical Therapy clinic or equivalent experience or remote work.
- Experience in orthopedics is required.
- Experience in remote work is preferred.
- Current state PTA certification
- Knowledge of physical therapy principles, standards, and practices.
- Knowledge of how to use the physical therapy equipment.
- Knowledge of company policies, OSHA, and infection control regulations.
- Consistently using effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Skill in coaching successfully and communicating with a wide variety of learning styles.
- Critical communication skills.
- Skill in recognition of fall risk patients/high risk or non-compliance patients.
- Ability to communicate clearly and engage fully with providers, each patient, and any appropriate family members/support structures
- Ability to interpret appropriately physical therapy plan of care, participate in the development of progressions within the plan of care, and execution of the plan of care for every patient.
- Ability to use effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to use effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to integrate and communicate fully in a team atmosphere to best support patients/clients and colleagues/co-workers.
- Ability to work with and engage fully with patients of all ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities.
- Ability to engage fully with all patients, colleagues, and co-workers.
- Ability to work with and support patients with a wide range of physical abilities.
- Ability to use the computer system to document patient medical records.
- Normal office environment.
- HIPAA compliant environment if remote.
- Some travel within the community.
- Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office and remote environment.
- Demands of kneeling, squatting, overhead lifting.
- HOPCo Mission, Vision, and Values must be read and signed.