Physical Therapist Assistant
Sanford Health
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Saint Paul • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $24 - $39 per hour
About the role
- 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.
- Selects, implements, and makes modifications to therapeutic activities and interventions consistent with demonstrated competency levels and the patient’s goals.
- Exchanges information with and provides documentation to the physical therapist about the patient's responses to and communications during interventions.
- Ensures knowledge about the patient's targeted physical therapy outcomes and provides documentation related to outcome achievement.
- Follows and adheres to accepted clinical practice guidelines of professional organization.
- May focus on those receiving intervention in post-acute, long term care and outpatient environments.
Requirements
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
therapy activitiestherapeutic interventionspatient documentationclinical practice guidelinesphysical therapy outcomesmonitoring therapy servicescognitive impairmentsdevelopmental impairmentsmodifications to therapeutic activitiespatient goal setting
Soft skills
communicationpatient interactionteam collaborationdocumentation skillsadaptabilityattention to detailempathyorganizational skillsproblem-solvingsupervision adherence
Certifications
Physical Therapist Assistant licenseBasic Life Support (BLS) certification