About this role
Min
USD $24.04/Hr.Max
USD $37.26/Hr.Overview
Sign-on Bonuses up to $5,000.00
The Physical Therapist Assistant is a licensed professional whom provides physical therapy services to the patient as prescribed by the ordering physician and determined by the evaluating Physical Therapist.
Schedule
Full Time, Days
$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Contact me if intersted at [email protected] or schedule a call with me to discuss at
https://MemorialHealthIL.as.me/KariWatson
Qualifications
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
- Illinois licensed/licensure eligible as a Physical Therapist Assistant
- Certified in BLS CPR or complete certification within 30 days of employment
Experience:
Previous PTA experience preferred.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Working Conditions-Physical Requirements & Atmosphere:
- Ability to work professionally, effectively, and efficiently in a team environment with customers, management, co-workers and physicians.
- Strong organizational skills a must.
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Must be able to multi-task effectively.
- General office, health care setting – exposure to infectious disease.
- Requires moderately heavy physical exertion on a regular and reoccurring basis such as assisting patients in transfer activities (wheelchair to bed, to tub, to commodes) and providing substantial support to individuals in ambulation therapy.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally required to sit.
- Occasionally lift and/or move over 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities include close, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Responsibilities
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Other facts
About Memorial Health
Memorial Health is one of the leading healthcare organizations in Illinois—a responsibility we are proud to uphold. Founded in 1897 to meet the expanding needs of our communities, we have assembled an ever-growing team and vast resources.
Dedicated to unsurpassed excellence in care, education, and research, our community-based, not-for-profit corporation features a team of nearly 10,000 strong throughout eight state-of-the-art affiliates offering a broad array of vital services. Yet what matters equally is the size of our heart. Our ambitions. And our potential to do bigger and better things.
We’re achieving our goals by developing academic alliances with other respected institutions, including the BJC HealthCare Collaborative and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. By earning important credentials and accreditations. By making a real investment in employee development. And by building upon our reputation for excellence on the regional level, with the goal of realizing national prominence.
What you'll do
- The Physical Therapist Assistant carries out treatment programs as determined by the evaluating Physical Therapist and instructs patients on the proper use of mobility aids. They also complete clinical documentation and address the psychosocial needs of patients and their families.
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