Application For Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)-Full Time, Part Time
Qualifications
A successful candidate must:
- Hold a current physical therapy assistant’s license in the State of Texas
- Be a graduate of an accredited PTA program
- Have current CPR certification
- Possess at least 1 year of direct care experience within the United States
- Pass the competency test administered by Angel Leaf
- Demonstrate a professional and reasonable attitude
Responsibilities
- Providing direct patient care prescribed by a licensed physician under the direction of a physical therapist
- Documentation of patient treatments
- Educating and training of patient treatments
- Educating and training of patients, family members, and/or caretakers
- Maintaining clinical education, licensure, and CPR certification
- Supervising of physical therapy aides
- Providing a safe treatment environment and following all infection control policies as established by best practices and/or the Facility
Job Description
- Administers physical therapy treatments to patients, working under direction of and as assistant to Physical Therapist
- Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, therapeutic massage, and heat, light, sound, water, and electrical modality treatments
- Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities
- Observes patients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patients’ responses to treatments and progress and reports to Physical Therapist
- Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms
