Job: Physical Therapy Assistant - PRN

Colorado Acute Long Term Hospital is a 63-bed hospital providing high acuity care for patients requiring intensive medical, nursing, respiratory and therapy services. We focus on meeting the needs of all our partners in care, including the physician, the patient and the patient's family.

The Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) assists the physical therapist in various types of treatment and transports, as well as administering, monitoring and documenting patient care. The PTA is active in department activities, transdisciplinary team activities, and LifeCare activities to ensure individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations admitted to LifeCare Hospital.

Patient Population: Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the patients served. The ages of the patients served are adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older).
Essential Functions:
1. Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the Physical Therapy Assistant competency checklist.
2. Performs documentation in a timely and efficient manner. This includes: progress notes, discharge summaries, patient and family education, staffing sheets, and transdisciplinary plan of care.
3. Maintains an open communication with the physical therapist on patient performance and progress.
4. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary in providing care from the young adult to geriatric population.
5. Develops and executes a treatment plan specific to the patient’s functional mobility disorders with goals which are consistent with diagnosis and functional daily mobility needs.
6. Demonstrates the ability to maintain an appropriate patient caseload, effectively schedules patient's treatment sessions, and maintains patient's records and charges.
7. Assists the physical therapist as needed to perform evaluations, reassessments, and complex procedures.

Education: Associate’s degree from an accredited physical therapy assistant school
Licensure/Certification:
1. Current license as a Physical Therapy Assistant in the state where currently practicing
2. Current BLS certification required