Physical Therapist Assistant

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for helping individuals maintain, restore, and improve movement, activity, and function, thereby enabling optimal performance and enhancing health, well-being, and quality of life. Physical therapy is provided under a physician-approved plan of care and directed and supervised by a Physical Therapist

• Provides physical therapy services and interventions under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist and in accordance with the physician-approved plan of care.

• Provides documentation of each visit according to Documentation Guidelines and accepted regulatory standards for inclusion in the patient’s clinical record.

• Observes, records, and reports the patient’s response to treatment and any change in the patient’s condition to the supervising PT, physician, and other appropriate clinical staff.

• Provides resources for future needs and promotes wellness and prevention.

• Supervised by the Physical Therapist in accordance with applicable municipal, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Requirements:

• License in the State of Virginia

• Prior Home Care experience OR strong clinical background

• Prior EMR experience (Kinsser preferred)

• MUST be efficient with documentation