Physical Therapy Assistant, Home Health and Hospice, 32hrs, Days

Leominster, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 23 - 41

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you an internal caregiver student or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$23.28 - $41.90

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8-4:30

Shift:

1 - Day Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

Cost Center:

24100 - 4317 Home Care PT

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

The Staff Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is responsible for administering physical therapy modalities of treatment as established by the staff physical therapist (PT) following the patients evaluation. The PTA assists with the restoration of patient functioning following injury disease or physical disability and to prevent further disability. The PTA assists patients to reach their maximum performance and level of functioning while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities. PTAs at HMH may treat patients who are hospital acute care in-patients and/or out-patients.

Job Description

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Under the direction of a Physical Therapist instructs motivates safeguards and assists patients as they practice exercises and functional activities.
2. Observes patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provides results to the physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
3. Confers with physical therapy staff or others to discuss and evaluate patient information for planning modifying and coordinating treatment.
4. Secures patients into or onto therapy equipment.
5. Administers active and passive manual therapeutic exercises therapeutic massage aquatic physical therapy and heat light sound and electrical modality treatments.
6. Communicates with or instructs caregivers and family members on patient therapeutic activities and treatment plans.

7. Measures patients range-of-joint motion body parts and vital signs to determine effects of treatments.

8. Monitors operation of equipment and record use of equipment and administration of treatment. Fits patients for orthopedic braces prostheses and supportive devices such as crutches.

9. Completes all records and documentation thoroughly accurately and promptly.

10. Follows all departmental policies and procedures.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:
1. Complies with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings conferences seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
6. Maintains regular reliable and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Associates degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program (approved by the APTA).
2. Current Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Experience

Required:

1. Ability to monitor and assess performance of patient and plan make improvements or take corrective action as indicated.

2. Ability to communicate with patients caregivers co-workers supervisors and other medical staff in person in written form via email or telephone.

3. Ability to listen to patients or caregivers concerns.

4. Ability to read write and speak clearly in English.

5. Ability to follow policies and procedures.

6. Ability to teach patients or caregivers how to perform exercises or tasks.

7. Ability to perform duties within standards of professional practice.

8. In depth knowledge of standards of practice within the profession.

Preferred:

1. Minimum of six (6) months of physical therapist assistant experience.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Are you an internal caregiver student or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.Exemption Status:Non-ExemptHiring Range:$23.28 - $41.90Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skill...