Physical Therapy Assistant

Flexible schedule, full and part time options available.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• 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.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Education: Requires an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assisting from an accredited program

Certification: Current Florida state license

Experience: Minimum of one year experience in an out-patient Physical Therapy clinic or equivalent experience.

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE:

• 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.
  
  
  

ABILITIES:

• 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/coworkers.
• 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.
  
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment.
• Requires occasional support all size patients in transfers.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. Demands of kneeling, squatting, overhead lifting.nAbility to lift 50 lbs.