# Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time

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

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## Description

Physical Therapist Assistant

Sanford Health is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team at Good Samaritan Algona and Forest City. The position is full time, 30-35 hours per week, M-F (weekdays/weekends/holidays can be flexible), covering the Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Responsibilities:

- 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.

- Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients/residents/clients with physical, cognitive, developmental impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices and procedures.

- Selects, implements, and makes 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.

- Contributes to this process by exchanging information with and providing documentation to the physical therapist about the patient's/resident's/client's responses to and communications during intervention.

- Responsible for being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted physical therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement.

- Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.

- As needed, performs other related duties as requested.

Based on facility needs and assigned locations, may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long term care and home health care environments.

Requirements:

- Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.

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

- When applicable, may require valid driver's license.

- Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

- Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers required or within the first 60 days of employment.

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.

When applicable, may require valid driver's license.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.

## Skills

### Required
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Physical Therapy
- Therapy
- Patient Care
- Medical Records

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