# Physical Therapist Assistant **Company**: Sanford Health **Location**: Stillwater **Work arrangement**: onsite **Job type**: part-time **Salary**: $24 - $38.50 **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://sanfordcareers.com/stillwater-mn/physical-therapist-assistant-inver-grovestillwater-prn/1E7A639EAD6842C7A40F3010924CD6BE/job/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_eb877fec-498 ## Description Join our team of healthcare professionals as a Physical Therapist Assistant. 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. As a Physical Therapist Assistant, you will: - 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. - Contribute 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. - Be 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. 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. 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. - 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. - Contribute 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. - Be 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. 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. 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 - record keeping --- Source: [Apply at sanfordcareers.com](https://sanfordcareers.com/stillwater-mn/physical-therapist-assistant-inver-grovestillwater-prn/1E7A639EAD6842C7A40F3010924CD6BE/job/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)