Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

About This Role

This Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) role involves implementing treatment plans for pediatric patients with various disabilities, aiming to improve their physical, neurological, cognitive, and social-emotional functioning. The position requires collaborating with physicians, educating caregivers, and documenting patient care in an electronic medical record system.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care and meet patient/family needs by performing evaluations, interpreting assessments, developing goals, and creating/implementing physical therapy treatment plans with physicians.
• Assist pediatric patients in developing or regaining physical, neurological, cognitive, and/or social/emotional functioning by implementing skilled interventions.
• Participate in educating, coaching, and empowering caregivers and families to carry over therapeutic activities into a child's daily routine.
• Coordinate with referral partners to provide services for children in accordance with physician orders.
• Assure continuation of therapeutic plans post-discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs.
• Document patient care services and care coordination in an intuitive electronic medical record system.
• Maintain patient confidence by keeping information confidential.

Requirements

• Texas State PTA License
• Current CPR certification

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience preferred

Benefits

Certifications