What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant position at ProMet Physical Therapy & Performance?
Benefits:
Our Rules of Engagement:
This opportunity is for a self-driven and motivated Physical Therapy Assistant looking to gain experience.
The ideal candidate is:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Company parties
- Dental insurance
- Donation matching
- Employee discounts
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness resources
Our Rules of Engagement:
- Win the Moment
- Pick Each Other Up
- Inspire Others
This opportunity is for a self-driven and motivated Physical Therapy Assistant looking to gain experience.
The ideal candidate is:
- Motivated by growth and success.
- Shares our core, organizational values.
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Possesses a genuine passion for physical therapy.
- Tired of the status-quo.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Empathy and compassion
- Patient focus
- 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, obtaining updates, 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 a 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Associate degree in physical therapy assistant
- All states require a license or certification
- Must pass a state-administered exam or the National Physical Therapy Exam administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy