Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time, OMC IP - Atlantic Health System
Summit, NJ
About the Job
Atlantic Health System is seeking a well qualified and Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant for their inpatient Physical Therapy department at Overlook Medical Center. The PTA will be responsible for performing physical therapy treatments on patients, administer physical therapy care programs for patients who are suffering from physical injury or disease, will monitor and communicate patient's progress, and modifies treatment plans as directed by the managing physical therapist.
Principal Accountabilities:
1. Assists patients with active and passive manual therapeutic exercises, gives therapeutic massage, and modality treatments such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, ultraviolet, infrared, and hot and cold packs.
2. Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities such as perambulation, transfer, ambulation, and daily-living activities.
3. Observes patients during treatments, monitors and compiles patients' progress and responses to treatments and communicates the results to the Physical Therapist.
4. Fits patients for, adjusts, and trains patients in use and care of orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs.
5. Confers with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
6. Facilitates orientation to new Physical Therapist Assistants and directs and gives instructions to Physical Therapy Aides.
7. Performs clerical duties, such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms.
8. May measure patient's range-of-joint motion, length and girth of body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of specific treatments or to assist Physical Therapist to compile data for patient evaluations.
9. May monitor treatments administered by Physical Therapy Aides.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.
ABOUT US At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners. We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region’s leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife® program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year. Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet® recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What’s more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH). EEO STATEMENT Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status. |
