Hot Job - Physical Therapist Assistant - Willows, Mountain View, Morgan Hills, Gilroy, Los Altos, La Jolia, Palo Alto, Davis - Orison Solutions

Physical Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities:

? Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the

supervision of a physical therapist.

? Contributes to a physical therapist's effectiveness by identifying patient care

issues.

? Administers treatment programs for patients.

? Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical

examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories.

? Evaluates abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist's interpretations of

patient evaluations and test results.

? Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

? Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and

instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities,

such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living

activities.

? Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and

prostheses.

? Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving

normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health

maintenance.

? Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures,

rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

? Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and

monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.

? Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions

concerning federal, state, and local regulations and JACHO standards.

? Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading

periodicals, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional

organizations.

? Enhances physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing

new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job

accomplishments.