Physical Therapist Assistant

Description

Rate of Pay:   Competitive Pay

Position Summary:

This position is in an outpatient setting.   Our Physical Therapists (PT) have created a great environment for our PTAs to learn a variety of physical modalities and patient instruction techniques that make this position fun, challenging and rewarding.  We see a lot of sports injuries, orthopedic issues, spinal conditions, and pelvic floor patients.  We also see vestibular and neurodegenerative patients.  We like to partner with PTAs to help them obtain on the job and continuing education training to advance our teams ability to help a wide variety of conditions and to get the best clinical outcomes.    Although our PTs are diligent to give direction through detailed treatment plans, our PTAs are also taught and encouraged to make treatment decisions as the patient’s progression.   

Duties and Responsibilities:      

• Provide PT treatment under the direction of licensed PT  

• Willingness to care for a wide variety of physical and/or functional limitations, documenting progress with measurable and functional goals 

• Build professional relationships with clients 

• Follow office, state and professional boundaries 

• Provide quality service to patients of Integrated Health 

• Facilitate communication with PT to manage patient care 

• Collaborate with other medical and chiropractic staff when patient is seeing other providers at facility or could be potentially helped by others 

• Meet or exceed organizational goals set forth 

Qualifications

Education & Experience: 

• Associates degree from accredited PTA school 

• Holds a current state license/certification 

• Competency in therapy treatment principles, techniques, materials and equipment utilization  

• Previous PTA work experience preferred, but not required    

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Good organizational skills 

• Agree to abide by the APTA Practice Standards/Code of Conduct