Physical Therapist Assistant
Description
- Administer treatment program per treatment plan; clarify treatment instructions to patients and their families; confer with responsible physical therapist regarding patients' response to treatment plan; confer with other medical staff on pertinent issues related to patient care.
- Utilize support personnel in direct patient care and related activities in order to maintain quality of services delivered at the highest productivity.
- Maintain current and accurate patient documentation; review charts and reports regarding patient progress; discuss patient progress and plan of care with the responsible physical therapist.
- Bill for patient related care according to established procedures. Comply with Clinic policy and procedures, care protocols and utilization.
- Educate patients and families in proper care and use of various support and exercise programs.
- Complete all other assigned projects and duties.
- Motivated
- Self-directed and autonomous
- Patient-focused and excellent communication skills
- Physical Therapist Assistant license
- Experience preferred but not required
- Over 200 providers with about 1,100 total staff make up the area’s leading healthcare provider and only multispecialty group practice
- 30+ specialty departments with two Dubuque campus locations and 7 Family Care Network clinics in IA, WI and IL
- Recognition includes MGMA “Better Performing Groups” and U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Health Plans”
- Learn more at mahealthcare.com
- Beautiful city overlooking the Mississippi River with a population of 70,000 and a drawing base of up to 250,000
- Centrally located with one-hour driving distance to Madison and Iowa City, and only three hours to Chicago
- Community & Entertainment: great restaurants, local breweries & wineries, miles of hiking & biking trails, museums and performing arts, live music and festivals, boat/kayak access, nearby downhill skiing, networking groups for all ages and interests!
- Schools & Family: outstanding public and private schools, lots of family-centered activities throughout the year, programs for just about every extracurricular--sports/arts/music/social
- Housing & Living: several options including downtown city lofts, restored single family homes, nearby suburbs in the country, townhouses centrally located *Cost of living 9% lower than the national average
- Learn more at traveldubuque.com and www.biglifesmallcity.com
Experience: From three months to one year of similar or related experience.
Physical Aspects:
Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discrimination in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction. in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds force constantly to move objects.
Subject to Physical Hazards - Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
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