Job Summary
Assists 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.
Provides, monitors and records therapy services to patients / residents / clients with physical, cognitive, developmental impairments, in line with related standard concepts, practices and procedures.
The physical therapist assistant selects, implements, and makes 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.
Contributes 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.
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.
Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization. As needed, performs other related duties as requested.
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.
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
The Good Samaritan Society 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 (k) retirement plan, work / life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
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The Good Samaritan Society has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
To protect our patients and our staff, Sanford Health and The Good Samaritan Society require employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation.