Physical Therapist Assistant - Hiring Fast

We are working with an Orthopedic group in Kingwood, TX looking to hire full time permanent Physical Therapy Assistants. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual join a great team of therapists in providing excellent care to a primarily orthopedic patient population.

Education: Requires an Associate’s degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program. One or two years of related experience and/or training preferred.

The following includes the essential duties and responsibilities of a Physical Therapist Assistant:

• Reviews physical therapy goals set, patients condition and medical records to determine physical therapy treatment required.

• Tests and measures patient’s strength, motor development, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and records findings.

• Administers physical therapy treatments (including home instruction) within scope of physical therapy assistant practice appropriately and monitors patient responses to such treatments.

• Assesses effects of treatments at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit.

• Documents treatments, responses and progress in patient’s charts (electronic/paper based) according to clinic guidelines (Policy Procedure Manual-Documentation).

• Confers with physical therapist to obtain and provide additional patient information to modify patient treatment and integrate physical therapy treatment with other aspects of patient health care.

• Supervises and assists with student observation/clinical rotation if applicable.

• Assist in marketing and promotional efforts and events as needed

• Participates in in-services and other departmental meetings that are organized.

• Assists with smooth running of the clinic with accepting responsibilities assigned to him/her by the PT director/Clinical supervisor.