Physical Therapy Assistant (Full-Time)

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Performs physical therapy techniques under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Physical Therapy Assistant at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Executes on a daily basis physical therapy treatments under supervision of a physical therapist to patients which may include exercise, heat, light, ultrasound, water, electricity, gait training, and other rehabilitation techniques. Regularly updates knowledge of techniques and regulations appropriate to the ages of patients served.
  
• Provides on a daily basis physical therapy with ongoing input and feedback for patient re-assessment.
  
• Coordinates with the Utilization Review/Discharge Planning Department to provide for patient's timely discharge and treatment continuation. Regularly updates knowledge of techniques and regulations appropriate to the ages of patients served.
  
• Completes daily treatment notes prior to the end of each shift.
  
• Ensures delivery of excellent customer service resulting in positive and improving patient satisfaction scores for department and Medical Center.
  
• Maintains treatment programs and patient performance.
  
• Assists as needed physical therapist in providing patient and family education, including but not limited to, exercise programs and assistance in understanding physician's diagnosis. Regularly updates knowledge of techniques and regulations appropriate to the ages of patients served.
  
• Performs as needed in-service programs for both departmental and Hospital staff.
  
• Participates in and assists with the development of an ongoing quality assurance plan.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Two years Associate degree in Physical Therapy, from an accredited school.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• One year clinical experience in Physical Therapy, preferred.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• Current New Jersey Physical Therapy Associate (NJPTA) license or eligibility, required.

Working Conditions:

• Extensive employee and outside contacts.
• Works indoors in a well lighted and ventilated area.
• Possibility of cuts or minor burns from instruments and equipment.
• Some direct exposure to contagion, but risk is minimal when proper safety precautions are observed.
• Possibility of strains due to moving patients (or objects).
• Requires substantial standing, walking, stooping, and lifting.
• Willingness to work with the realization that errors and incompetency may have serious consequences to patients.

Physical Demands:

• Requires constant verbal communication in person or using the phone.
• Requires frequent reading of correspondence, reports, material, etc.
• Frequently lifts objects from 10 - 150 lbs.
• Frequently lifts with assistance objects greater than 150 lbs.
• Frequently carries objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

Mental Demands:

• Requires ability to deal with stress of dealing with public, frequent interruptions, and working on more than one task concurrently.
• Requires flexibility in order to respond to changes in priorities, special project assignments, and emergency situations.
• Manage time appropriately to meet patient and department needs.

Equipment Operated:

• Wheelchairs, whirlpool, hydrocollator, ultrasound, electrical simulators, isokinetics, parallel bars, diathermy, etc.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Our Network

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