We are looking for a dynamic Physical Therapy Assistant to join our growing occupational medicine practice.This is a very fast paced environment. High Energy, Organized, Highly Pleasant - Personal. Candidate must be well-organized, detail-oriented, motivated, and have excellent communication skills. Punctuality & Strong attendance is a must. He/she must be able to work under pressure and work well with others. Compensation will be based on experience.

Physical Therapy Assistant Job Responsibilities:

• Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist.

• Contributes to a physical therapist’s effectiveness by identifying patient care issues.

• Administers treatment programs for patients.

• Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories.

• Evaluates abnormal conditions by reviewing physical therapist’s interpretations of patient evaluations and test results.

• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.

• Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities.

• Helps patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.

• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

• Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production objectives.