Physical Therapy Assistant, PRN

• 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 primary member of treatment team for each individual 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.
• The job holder must demonstrate current competencies for job position.

• Current state PTA certification

• HOPCo Mission, Vision and Values must be read and signed.

#CORE

• Requires an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assisting from an accredited program and must be certified in the state of Arizona.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 development of progressions within plan of care, and execution of 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.

• Normal office environment.
• Some travel within community.

• 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.