Tampa

Florida

1818 live openings

As The CORE Institute continues to grow, we are looking for a Physical Therapy Assistant at our West Phoenix Clinic.

Please see below for the functions and requirements to be a Physical Therapy Assistant with The CORE Institute.

• Essential functions
• Establishes and maintains effective communication with physicians, staff, and other departments.
• Executes plan of care within and in full compliance with state board recommendations and guidelines.
• Responds to patient questions and inquiries as required to resolve problems and maintain high
• patient standards.
• Documents care and other patient information for the medical record and per state practice act.
• Fully integrated as the primary member of the treatment team for each case in caseload.
• Complies with department policies and procedures and state regulations for OSHA and infection control.
• Assists with training Physical Therapy Technicians.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

• Education
• Requires an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assisting from an accredited program and must be certified in the state of which physical therapist (PTA) practices.

• Experience
• Minimum of one year experience in an out-patient Physical Therapy clinic or equivalent experience.

Requirements

• Current state PTA certification

• Knowledge
• Knowledge of physical therapy principles, standards, and practices.
• Knowledge of how to use the physical therapy equipment.
• Knowledge of company policies, OSHA, and infection control regulations.

• SKILLS
• Consistently using effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Skill in coaching successfully and communicating with a wide variety of learning styles.
• Critical communication skills.
• Skill in recognition of fall risk patients/high risk or non-compliance patients.

• Abilities
• Ability to communicate clearly and engage fully with providers, each patient, and any appropriate family members/support structures
• Ability to interpret appropriately physical therapy plan of care, participate in the development of progressions within the plan of care, and execution of the plan of care for every patient.
• Ability to use effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to use effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to integrate and communicate fully in a team atmosphere to best support patients/clients and colleagues/co-workers.
• Ability to work with and engage fully with patients of all ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities.
• Ability to engage fully with all patients, colleagues, and co-workers.
• Ability to work with and support patients with a wide range of physical abilities.
• Ability to use the computer system to document patient medical records.

• Environmental working conditions
• Normal office environment.
• Some travel within the community.

• Physical/Mental demands
• Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment.
• Requires occasional support all size patients in transfers.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. Demands of kneeling, squatting, overhead lifting.

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