PT Assistant- Ortho/Aqua Therapy focus
Mary Free Bed
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
- Provides patient care. (Q)
- Assists the physical therapist in treatment planning and conducting evaluation procedures.
- Assists the physical therapist in treating patients utilizing modalities, therapeutic exercise, assistive devices, and functional activities.
- Provides verbal and/or written feedback to the physical therapist regarding all significant observations or changes in the patient's condition, reaction, and response to treatment.
- Assists the physical therapist in determining equipment and supply needs and may participate in the acquisition and inventory of these items.
- Functions as primary therapist in treatment of patient following evaluation and direction of physical therapist
- Document’s patient’s status and progress according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q)
- Communicates with others to integrate physical therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care. (Q, S)
- Participates in conferences/discussions and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members as directed by the physical therapist to integrate physical therapy treatment plan.
- Instructs the patient and the family in physical therapy procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary.
- Participates in various meetings and in-services as designated. (Q, P)
- Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control. (Q)
- Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations. (F)
- Provides discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system as requested. (F, S)
- Supports program operations as assigned. (Q, S, P, G, F)
- Functions as patient advocate. (S)
- Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities. (Q)
- Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients, coworkers and members of the community. (S)
- Serves as clinical instructor for physical therapist assistant students. Supervises, teaches, and evaluates skills of students and volunteers. Communicates with participating universities regarding skill levels of students. (S, P, G)
- Functions as a resource person in area of expertise. (S, G)
- Participates in program development and/or research activities as assigned. (Q, G)
- Participates in orientation and training of new staff. (Q, P)
- Assists in maintaining clean and orderly treatment areas. (S)
- Treating everyone with dignity and respect
- Opening more doors to opportunities for underrepresented cultures
- Growing talent and people
- Evaluating and eliminating disparities
- Taking action against injustices, bias and racism
- Honoring our differences and how to collaborate
- Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for
- Restoring Hope and Freedom, together
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Program.
- Licensure with the State of Michigan.
- Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department/program protocol.
- Physical Demands: The physical ability to lift, position, and transport patients; to frequently sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, twist, crawl, grasp, reach, and occasionally climb; ability to hear, speak, write, and see (correctable vision); ability to frequently lift up to 75 pounds, and occasionally lift in excess of 75 pounds; ability to frequently push, pull, or carry weight anywhere from 1 to 100+ pounds while assisting patients and moving equipment; ability to exert up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-20 pounds of force frequently, and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly.