Physical Therapy Assistant Team

Physical Therapy Assistant Team

Requirements

• Associate’s or Vocational degree an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program
• Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant – MN State Board of Physical Therapy required if providing services in Minnesota upon hire
• Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant – WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if providing services in Wisconsin upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 – Basic Life Support – Multisource required within 60 Days
• Valid Driver’s License required upon hire – MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment if providing services for Home Care and Hospice

Responsibilities

• Provides Physical Therapy Assistant services to clients.
• Provides treatment under the plan of care and appropriate supervision of the physical therapist according to the patient plan of care.
• Assists in identifying goals, prioritizing treatment, and selecting appropriate treatment interventions.
• Accommodates selection therapeutic interventions and education of client, family member or others involved in care based on age and cultural considerations.
• Continuously assesses needs of client and functional deficits, progress toward goals, and progressing plan of care based on established care guidelines.
• Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
• Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care per professional guidelines.
• In collaboration with physical therapist, Initiates appropriate referrals to other disciplines and coordinates care with inter-disciplinary referrals.
• Coordinates, communicates, documents and bills per program, regulatory and professional standards.
• Uses communication techniques that reflect attention to age, cultural and population specific needs of the patient and family.
• Provides safe patient equipment, ensures personal safety and safe work environment.
• Promotes rehab services by ensuring patient and physician satisfaction.
• Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.
• Supports and promotes new services as requested.
• Participates in clinical education and staff meetings.
• Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
• Assists co-workers in managing the teams’ productivity/performance targets.
• Manages their daily patient schedule.
• Assists in maintaining an efficient clinic flow including assisting with scheduling, cleaning rooms and laundry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• 0 to 2 years as a physical therapist assistant