Description
We are seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant to join our Skilled Rehab and Home Health team at Kearney Good Samaritan locations. The position is full time, 35-40 hours per week, M-F, covering Skilled Nursing Facilities and surrounding area Home Health clients. We currently treat conditions such as orthopedic, weakness, balance/falls/gait, cervical/back pain, general deconditioning, and other various conditions. Paid travel and mileage between home health patients is included.
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.
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.
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.