Physical Therapist Assistant Acute Care
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Job Location:
Wake Forest, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 25 - 37
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Department:
Status:
Benefits Eligible:
Hours Per Week:
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Mon-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm with weekend rotation
Pay Range
$25.30 - $37.95Location: Winston Salem North Carolina
Full Time
What We Offer:
Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
Generous PTO: Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year to be used for vacations sickness holidays and personal matters.
Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth offering up to $2500 per year towards a bachelors degree and up to $5000 per year towards a graduate degree.
What Youll Need:
Successful completion of two year college program for Physical Therapy Assistants approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Current license in the State of North Carolina to practice as a Physical Therapy Assistant.
CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association
What Youll Do:
Carries out physical therapy programs as planned and directed by the physical therapist in clinical and research applications. This involves training patients in exercises ambulation and activities of daily living.
Collects clinical assessment scores radiographic scores and assessments and health related quality of life information.
Performs a wide range of tests and evaluations in a clinical or research setting. This involves evaluation of developmental levels and functions gross and fine motor skills neurological-reflex testing equilibrium coordination protective responses muscle strength muscle tone joint range of motion daily living skills and activities and perceptual motor skills and defects. Screens for orthopedic and physical defects genetic anomalies or idiopathic.
Maintains supplies and equipment.
Assists with research protocol and treatment development; ensures quality control of data. Develops and writes educational materials.
Participates in staff meetings forums committees and in-service training activities.
Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Our CommitmenttoYou:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Early Intervention
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Physiology Knowledge
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Computer Literacy
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Patient Service Experience
- Medicare
About Company
Proudly serving Wisconsin with 18 hospitals, over 150 clinics and 70 pharmacies across 30 communities. Choose Aurora Health Care for you and your family.
