Benefits:

Company parties

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Training & development

JOB SUMMARY

• Providing physical therapy treatments and procedures under the Clinic Director's guidelines.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Assists physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures.

Work directly with patients utilizing top therapy modalities as part of their treatment plan.

Administers traction to relieve neck and back pain.

Instructs, motivates, and assists patients to learn and improve functional activities.

Observes patients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patient responses to treatments and progress and reports findings to physical therapist.

Confers with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.

Gives orientation to new physical therapist assistants and directs and gives instructions to physical therapy aides.

Performs clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms.

Measures 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.

Monitors treatments administered by physical therapy aides.

*The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.