Atlantic Health System
Location
Morristown, NJ | United States
Job description
Atlantic Health System is looking for a Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant for their inpatient unit at Morristown Medical Center. The idea candidate will be responsible performing physical therapy treatments on patients, administering physical therapy care programs for patients who are suffering from physical injury or disease. Also, will monitors and communicates patients’ 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.
Required:
1. Graduated of an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant
2. Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) license in the State of New Jersey
3. Minimum One (1) year of experience as a PTA.
Preference given to candidates with experience in a large academic medical setting.
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