Physical Therapy Assistant

So we built our PT department differently.

We strive for one-on-one patient care.

Now, you probably have some questions.

“Okay, but what’s the catch?” Fair question. There isn’t a secret sentence at the bottom that says: “One-on-one care may include three additional patients depending upon staffing needs.”

“Am I going to be micromanaged?” We expect you to be competent, professional, and accountable. We do not have a burning desire to stand behind you with a clipboard.

“Are you going to care about metrics?”

Heck Yeah we care about them. We are still a healthcare business, and we do expect our therapists to be productive.

What we don’t do is worship units for the sake of units. We are not going to pressure you to manufacture care a patient does not need just to make a spreadsheet look prettier.

But on the other hand, if a patient legitimately needs therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, or another appropriate service, we expect you to actually provide it.

Because “I didn’t want to seem pushy” is not a clinical philosophy.

Neither is giving away skilled care because it is easier.

So yes, we watch productivity.

We push our team when we need to.

We expect good documentation, appropriate utilization, and clinicians who understand that providing excellent care and running a healthy department are not competing ideas.

We just refuse to turn the whole thing into some bizarre Olympic event where everyone is chasing units and somebody gets a medal for treating six patients before lunch.

“Am I going to be treated like the DPT’s helper?”

No.

You are a licensed clinician.

You should be respected accordingly.

“Am I actually going to get home at a reasonable hour?”

That is the idea.

We are big fans of employees having lives. Spouses. Kids. Friends. Dogs. Dinner. Church. Hobbies. Netflix. Staring silently at a wall for 45 minutes after working in healthcare all day. Whatever helps.

Who we want

We want a PTA who

Likes people. Takes patient care seriously. Wants to keep learning. Can function as part of a team without requiring a corporate team-building ropes course. Understands that documentation is important. Understands that documentation is not supposed to become their entire personality. Wants to work somewhere they can be proud of the care they provide. We are not looking for a warm body with a license.

And hopefully, you aren’t looking for just another clinic with an opening.

Here’s the deal

If you are perfectly happy treating three or four patients an hour while someone emails you a productivity report titled “Opportunity for Improvement,” this probably isn’t the job for you.

There are plenty of those jobs.

They appear to reproduce overnight.

Worst case? We talk and decide it isn’t a fit.

Best case? You find out that outpatient physical therapy doesn’t actually have to be ridiculous.

Apply. Let's Talk.

Mark Scribner, Chief of Staff Healing Arts Center Branson, Missouri