Join Our PRN Team!

Presbyterian Village North is currently looking for a Physical Therapy Assistant - PRN to join our fantastic team!

Wonderful environment and strong teammate relationships! Come grow with us.

With a shared legacy in business and healthcare innovation, Forefront Living's family of care-oriented organizations blend values built on compassion and faith with high-quality Senior Care, Long-term Care, Alzheimers and Memory care, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapies, Hospice and Palliative Care.

These senior care services, along with the celebration of independent living at our senior lifestyle communities, combine to bring deeper meaning to every phase of life for people of all faiths, regardless of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, or disability. Forefront Living is the not-for-profit, faith-based parent of Presbyterian Village North, Faith Presbyterian Hospice, and the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Model a service attitude towards others, takes ownership in solving problems and takes the initiative to make things better, is friendly and courteous to residents, patients, visitors, and co-workers
• Ensure resident, patient, visitor, and co-worker safety by remaining aware of and reporting any new or existing safety hazards
• Maintain good attendance record
• Provide resident therapy treatments as directed by the Physical Therapist
• Document treatment and progress notes and other clinical work in the medical record per departmental policy and procedure
• Provide resident, family and staff education pertaining to Physical Therapy modalities to ensure understanding and proficiency of care
• Demonstrates good clinical judgment in all aspects of resident treatments in which trained to provide
• Screening residents to determine their potential benefit from physical therapy intervention and communicate need for intervention to Physical Therapist
• Develops, directs and/or participates in physical therapy programming for the residents
• Attends in-services and other meetings as required on an ongoing basis
• Maintains continuing education per state licensure requirements
• Other duties as assigned by the Physical Therapist and Director of Rehab

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant in the state of Texas
• Knowledge of therapy industry and federal, state and local government regulations
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated efficiency strategies for fast paced environment
• Experience in SNF/LTC/IL/AL/OP setting or mature population rehabilitation and wellness needs
• Experience with PDPM treatment and reimbursement policy
• Basic computer skills, Outlook, Word, Excel
• Excellent customer service skills
• Genuine caring for and interest in the care of mature adults, handicapped people and hospice patients
• Ability to perform work tasks within the Physical Demand Requirements
• Ability to perform Essential Duties
• Ability to comply with the Resident Bill of Rights and the Employee Responsibilities
• Ability to comply with organizational and departmental safety policies and procedures