Physical Therapy Assistant (PRN)

Description

Physical Therapy Assistant (PRN)

Join our dynamic healthcare team as a PRN Physical Therapy Assistant, where you will play a vital role in supporting patient recovery and well-being. This flexible position offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced physical therapists, providing essential treatments that improve patients' quality of life.

Essential Job Duties:

- Provides services under the direction of licensed physical therapist. 

- Contributes to a physical therapist’s effectiveness by identifying patient care issues. 

- Administers treatment programs for patients

- Documents patient care services according to approved medical documentation and facility documentation procedures. 

- 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.  

Requirements

- Education: Graduate of an accredited therapy program

- Experience: 2-3 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience 

- Licenses/Certifications: Current Physical Therapy Assistant state license; CPR certification

- CPR certification

- Excellent verbal & written communication

- Time management

- Critical thinking

- Sound judgement & decision making 

- Active listening

- Service orientation

- Social perceptiveness

- Compassionate instruction