Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

As a Physical Therapist Assistant, you will 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

• 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.

Requirements

• Appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure.
• Must 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

• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Dedicated on-site Therapy Supervisor
• Professional growth and work-life balance
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a patient's quality of life
• Strong collaboration with other departments
• Diverse patient population
• Clinical experts and mentors available to provide support
• Fun and skilled driven treatments
• OP services, benefits, yearly merit raises and many perks