Description
We seek 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 various conditions, including orthopedic, weakness, balance/falls/gait, cervical/back pain, general deconditioning, and others.
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.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing, monitoring, and recording therapy services to patients/residents/clients with physical, cognitive, developmental impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Selecting, implementing, and making 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.
- Contributing 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.
- Being knowledgeable about the patient's/resident's/client's targeted physical therapy outcomes and for providing information and documentation related to outcome achievement.
- Following and adhering to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.
As needed, you will perform other related duties as requested.
Based on facility needs and assigned locations, you may focus on those receiving intervention in the post-acute, long-term care, and home health care environments.
To be successful in this role, you must have an appropriate education level required in accordance with state licensure, be a graduate through an approved American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) program as a Physical Therapist Assistant, and be licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state(s) of practice.