Physical Therapy Assistant
Company: Synchrony Health Services
Location: Moyock
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview:
Careers close to home and your heart
Since our founding in 1997, we've been making long-term care better
for our residents and more rewarding for our team members. We're a
Fortune Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great
Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Companies to
Work. If you're looking for a place that embraces you for who you
are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard
feel less like hard work, then look no further than Trilogy.
Responsibilities:
Are you compassionately committed to customer service? If so, we
would like to hear from you!
Synchrony Rehab, a subsidiary of Trilogy Health Services LLC, is
seeking a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant at Currituck House, a
dynamic and innovative Assisted Living health campus located in
Moyock, NC. You must hold an active or pending Physical Therapy
Assistant (PTA) state license to apply for this position.
We invite you to learn more about our unique culture and the
exciting opportunities that exist within our organization.
Qualifications:
Job Description Summary:
Responsible for providing, under the direction of a physical
therapist, therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary
environment consistent with the position's qualifications,
professional practices and ethical standards. Demonstrates
accountability for and contributes to program development, quality
improvement, problem solving and productivity enhancement in a
flexible interdisciplinary environment.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
--- Provides age-appropriate therapeutic interventions as directed
by the physical therapist in campus locations, home health and/or
outpatient care.
--- Evaluates patient response to treatment and provide feedback to
the rest of the team.
--- Documents the course of patient care including progress made
and continuing need for treatment.
--- Evaluates patient response to treatment and provides feedback
to the rest of the team.
--- Documents the course of patient care including progress made
and continuing need for treatment.
--- Participates in survey preparation activities.
--- Collaborates with the physical therapist to develop new methods
of delivering education to patients and family.
--- Assists the physical therapist in providing team members with
in-service/cross-training on physical therapy knowledge and skill
areas as needed.
--- Contributes to the delivery of cost-effective care.
--- Reports any complaints and/or grievances made by the residents
to the Rehab Program Director or Director of Health Services.
--- Reports incidents or suspected incidents of resident abuse to
the Rehab Program Director/Director of Health Services and/or the
Executive Director immediately.
--- Travel, as needed, to other campus locations and/or to home
health assignments in the designated territory.
--- Complies with all resident rights per the company's Resident
Rights Policy.
--- Maintains professional/technical competencies and proficiencies
for job responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
--- Maintains Graduate of an APTA approved associate degree program
or equivalent training that meets all state practice requirements
and hold an applicable, unrestricted license to practice.
--- Education/experience in working with an adult and geriatric
population is preferred, preferably in a skilled nursing setting.
Education/experience with a disabled population is desirable.
--- Must hold applicable valid and unencumbered state license.
--- Must maintain current CPR Certification for healthcare
providers through CPR training that includes hands-on practice and
in-person skills assessment.
--- Two (2) years' experience in a healthcare, senior living
industry or long-term care environment preferred.
--- Exemplary computer skills that include knowledge of the
Microsoft Office Suite of products.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Sitting, standing, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, walking
and moving intermittently during working hours. Must be able to
lift at least 50 lbs. and assist and stabilize residents as they
transfer from equipment. Must be able to see and hear or use
prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to
ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
Must be able to properly operate office equipment. Must be able to
maintain verbal and written communication with co-workers,
leadership team, supervisors, residents, family members, visitors,
vendors and all business associates within or outside the Health
Campus.
THE SYNCHRONY ADVANTAGE:
What if you could work for a company that genuinely cares about you
as a person? At Synchrony, you're so much more than just an
employee - you're a member of our family. Our benefits encompass
your compensation, wellness, emotional and social well-being, so
you can be the best version of yourself. That's the Synchrony
Advantage.
Comprehensive Benefit Package Including:
Synchrony Hires Heroes Just Like YOU!
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