What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Assistant (P.T.A) position at Mississippi Methodist Senior Services, Inc?
Methodist Senior Services is seeking a PRN Weekend Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) to join our rehabilitation team at Traceway Retirement Community in Tupelo, Mississippi. If you're looking for flexible weekend hours where you can build relationships with residents and help them maintain or regain their mobility and independence, we'd love to connect with you.
As a faith-based, non-profit organization, Methodist Senior Services is committed to providing quality, resident-centered care. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside an experienced rehabilitation team, collaborate with facility staff, and make a difference in residents' daily lives.
What We Offer
Competitive compensation
Flexible PRN weekend scheduling
Supportive and experienced therapy team
Collaborative interdisciplinary environment
Clinical support and professional collaboration
Opportunity to positively impact residents' quality of life
A faith-based organization with a resident-centered mission
About the Role
The Physical Therapist Assistant plays an important role in helping residents improve or maintain their strength, mobility, balance, and functional independence. Under the supervision of a Physical Therapist, the PTA provides skilled interventions to support residents' safety, movement, and overall quality of life.
Responsibilities include:
Implementing individualized treatment plans established by the supervising Physical Therapist
Providing skilled physical therapy interventions to improve strength, balance, coordination, and functional mobility
Assisting residents with transfers, gait training, therapeutic exercises, and activities that promote safe mobility and independence
Monitoring residents' responses to treatment and communicating progress or concerns to the supervising Physical Therapist
Documenting treatments and resident progress in accordance with professional and regulatory standards
Collaborating with residents, families, nursing staff, and the interdisciplinary care team
Following established plans of care and reporting changes in residents' functional status
Promoting resident safety, mobility, independence, and overall quality of life
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum of one (1) year rehabilitation experience in a setting serving the same age/type of patient population served by this facility. Prefer active membership in the state and national American Physical Therapy Association.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduate of an approved Physical Therapy Assistant program. Current license or eligible for license under statutes in the state of Mississippi. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Adequate computer skills in order to complete required job duties and computerized documentation. Ability to understand and follow the directions of the Physical Therapist and the policies and procedures of Methodist Senior Services.
Physical Requirements
Ability to walk, bend, drive, stand, sit and reach constantly during an eight (8) hour day/shift. Ability to speak and hear to understand and give directions. Visual and auditory acuity sufficient to assess and monitor patient/resident needs, maintain accurate records, understand directions and recognize people. Fine and gross motor skills. Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility and in the community. Work endurance ability to work eight (8) hour days/shifts. Ability to participate in sustained activity for up to three and one-half (3.5) hours at a time. Reading and comprehension skills for analyzing reports, charts and correspondence. Possesses highly developed communication and problem-solving skills.
Additional Information
Working Conditions: Typical therapy clinic environment. Requires ability to work occasional evenings and/or weekends. Strong organizational skills in order to effectively maintain multiple projects simultaneously. Requires creativity as well as the ability to work independently. Ability to be discreet and maintain confidential information.
Reasonable accommodation which does not create undue hardship will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.