# Physical Therapist Assistant

**Company**: Sanford Health
**Location**: Algona
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $24.00 - $38.50
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

**Apply**: https://sanfordcareers.com/algona-ia/physical-therapist-assistant-full-time/C344ED2B43504A2D94901B2D9BEDA972/job/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

Join our team as a Physical Therapist Assistant and assist patients/residents/clients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to improve patients'/residents'/clients' quality of life and ability to perform daily activities.

Responsibilities:

- Assist patients/residents/clients with therapy activities and exercises scheduled in a treatment plan, under the supervision of a physical therapist.

- Provide, monitor and record therapy services to patients/residents/clients with physical, cognitive, developmental impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices and procedures.

- Select, implement, and make modifications to therapeutic activities and interventions that are consistent with demonstrated competency levels, patient's/resident's/client's goals, and the requirements of the practice setting and/or state licensure.

Qualifications:

- Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.

- Must also be a graduate through an approved American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) program as a Physical Therapist Assistant.

- Must be licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state(s) of practice.

- Conforms to the supervision and licensing standards of the state(s) where services are provided.

- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six months of employment.

Benefits:

- Good Samaritan offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees.

- Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

## Skills

### Required
- physical therapy
- patient care
- therapy activities
- exercise planning
- medical terminology

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