Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Physical Education
Date Posted:
4/24/2024
Location:
Exceptional Children`s Department
Description:
Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant Physical Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities: ? Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist. ? Contributes to a physical therapist's effectiveness by identifying patient care issues. ? Administers treatment programs for patients. ? Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories. ? Evaluates abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist's interpretations of patient evaluations and test results. ? Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. ? Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities. ? Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses. ? Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance. ? 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.Physical Therapy Assistant Qualifications / Skills: ? Physiological knowledge ? Health promotion and maintenance ? Creating a safe, effective environment ? Motivating others ? Organization skills ? Bedside manner ? Patient services ? Health care administration ? Documentation skills ? Listening and verbal communication Education and Experience Requirements: ? Associate degree for physical therapy assistant ? Physical Therapy license or certification
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