Physical Therapist Assistant
Elara Capital
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: East Lansing • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $5,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Performs direct physical therapy services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician to ensure quality and continuity of care
- Follows Plan of Care as established by Physical Therapist
- Adheres to the State Practice Act Guidelines
- Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
- Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care, into therapy care
- Instructs patients and/or their families in the appropriate and safe use of prosthetic, orthotic and assistive devices (canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.)
- Instructs the patient and/or caregiver in the therapy home program
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited physical therapy assistant program approved by the American Therapy Association
- Current, unrestricted PTA license valid for the state of work
- 6+ months experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant is preferred
- Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area
- Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws
- Must be able and willing to travel 50%
- Able to sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.
Benefits
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Tuition/CEU Reimbursement
- 401k with matching
- Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Family and pet bereavement
- Pet insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
physical therapy servicesPlan of Careprosthetic devicesorthotic devicesassistive devicestherapy home programpatient care goalsassessment dataState Practice Act Guidelinespatient instruction
Soft Skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsdependabilityadaptabilityteamworkpatient educationproblem-solvingattention to detailempathytime management
Certifications
PTA licenseaccredited physical therapy assistant program