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Physical Therapy Assistant at Institute for… · MN-St.…
Mid LevelOn-siteMN-St. Paul-55114$26.31–$35.6/hr
Job Description
Job Purpose:
- Provide physical therapy patient care under the direction and supervision of the Physical Therapist to support patients’ healing, improved mobility, function, pain management and quality of life aligned with IOC policies and procedures.
- Contribute to creating a professional, positive clinic environment where patient care is the top priority.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Follow IOC workflows and policies to ensure a safe, clean, and collaborative workplace and excellent patient experience.
- Collaborate with other physical therapy staff to maintain physical therapy treatment rooms and gym (e.g., daily cleaning, stocking supplies, etc.). Regularly inventories supplies, communicating via Teams when supplies are low.
- Greet and room patients.
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of electronic health record chart notes following IOC workflows and policies.
- Provide patient care aligned with the established individualized plans of care and treatment schedules using physical therapy techniques including manual therapy, strengthening and stretching exercises, ultrasound, and other approved modalities.
- Communicate patient progress to Physical Therapist and contribute to determining any changes to plans of care and treatment schedules, as needed.
- Adhere to all relevant laws, regulations and ethical standards governing physical therapy.
- Maintain state, federal and insurance certifications, licensing and compliance requirements. Seek out opportunities for continuous learning aligned with IOC’s standard of care.
Requirements:
- Consistently demonstrate alignment with IOC core values: we are Trailblazers, Passionate about healthy living, Strive for excellence, Collaborate, and Apply wisdom to align bodies.
- Team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Self-motivated and well organized
- Understanding of the neuromusculoskeletal system, injuries and conditions and how to treat them.
- Demonstrated problem-solver.
- Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
Education, Experience & Certifications:
- Experience in a clinical setting preferred
- Current Minnesota Physical Therapist Assistant license, in good standing
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Work Environment:
- This position requires the ability to move about the office the majority of the day and the physical manipulation of patients’ bodies as well as treatment equipment. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers as well as gym equipment, ultrasound machines and other modalities.
- Local travel may be required.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation: $26.31 - $35.60 per hour
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT IOC
At IOC, our reputation and success has been built in an integrative and complete treatment approach combining traditional chiropractics (utilizing the Gonstead Method of chiropractic).
WE SPECIALIZE IN NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS.
Such as:
- Back & Neck pain – injury
- Disc Degeneration – Bulging – Herniations
- Extremity Joint Pain
- Arthritis – Degenerative Joint Disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Pain Syndromes
- Tendonitis – Bursitis
- Spinal Degeneration
- Sciatica & Arm Pain, Numbness & Tingling
- Headaches – Migraines & Tensions
- Vertigo
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Whiplash
- Sports Injuries
- Neck Pain
- Car Accident Injuries
- Frozen Shoulder
- Hip Pain – Bursitis
- Muscle Strains, Pulled Hamstrings
- Sprained Ankles
- Rotator Cuff Tendonitis and Tears
- Tennis Elbow
- And many other Orthopedic conditions, injuries.