Job Description

TITLE LEVEL REPORTS TO: Physical Therapist Assistant Mid-Level Director of Rehab Services.

Work in the brand-new Acute Rehab Unit

Travel not required
Relocation Assistance Available
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Amount is negotiable based on relocation distance: comes with a 2-year work requirement (paid out within 30-days of submission of receipts). I you received both sign-on: relocation assistance, total commitment would be for 2 yrs.

• Current State license as a physical Therapy Assistant
• Licensed to practice physical therapy in the State of Idaho
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Graduate from a physical therapy curriculum approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy.
• A master's Degree is preferred.

Job Description:

• Under the general direction of and upon physician referral: to assess the functional needs of physically disabled patients, develop treatment goals, plan and implement appropriate treatment plans utilizing a variety of physical therapy treatment procedures.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her department. 
• Must acquire and/or demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• He/she must be able to provide care with consideration of developmental status
• Objectively and quantifiably assess a baseline level of physical function for each patient referred.
• Evaluations should include baseline assessment of pertinent medical and onset history, cognitive function, sensory-perceptual-motor function, functional mobility and pain control. 
• Baseline information should be sufficient to adequately form the basis of treatment outcome goals
• Identify functional needs and establish appropriate treatment outcome goals.
• Goals to be established as an expected outcome of the patient's treatment plan, will be expressed in measurable terms, and will be realistic and appropriate to the patient's condition.  
• Based upon the treatment outcome goals established for the patient, plan and implement treatment programs designed to achieve or significantly progress toward achievement of outcome of goals.