What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) position at West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing?
West Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has an opportunity for a Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant to join our dynamic team!
- Full time with flexible schedule
- In-house facility
- Education for new grads or PTAs with limited or no Skilled Nursing experience
- Facility that focuses on needs of patients
- Full benefits
- Supportive & understanding management
- Strong rehab team
- Implement selected components of care and interventions in a technically competent manner
- Instruct and counsel patients effectively in exercises
- Identify patient’s needs and exhibit compassion, caring, and empathy to individual differences
- Recommend options, courses of action or modifications in selected treatments ensuring patient’s progress, safety and comfort
- Apply the latest research related to restoring function, reducing symptoms frequency, and preventing injury
- Complete documentation to support the delivery of physical therapy services
- Perform selected data collection and obtain accurate information
- Measure performance and report on patient’s medical record
- Participate in patient status judgments
- Adhere to ethical and legal standards
- Ensure continued competence and updated field knowledge
- Proven working experience as physical therapist assistant
- Excellent knowledge of physiology best practices and standards
- Hands on experience with therapeutic exercises, functional training and physical modalities
- Ability to communicate and instruct effectively
- Health care administration and documentation skills
- License to practice or relevant certification
- Rare in-house opportunity
- Competitive Benefits
- Practice in an environment built on integrity and progressive, ethical care
- Clinical expertise, training and mentoring available
