Tenet Healthcare
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Provides direct patient care using standard physical therapy procedures, including therapeutic exercise, gait training, and prosthetic training. Collaborates with Physical Therapists to evaluate patients and manages documentation and equipment recommendations.
Requires an Associate degree in Physical Therapy and a current license to practice as a PTA in Michigan. Candidates must have at least three years of clinical experience and maintain professional development points.
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status Job Summary Under general supervision of a Physical Therapist, provides direct patient care using standard physical therapy procedures. Instructs patients and family, oversees physical therapy aides, students and volunteers, and participates in program development and education activities. Assists Physical Therapist in patient evaluation and assesses functional skills of patients. Provides individual patient treatment including therapeutic exercise, gait training, mat ,mobility, transfers and wheel chair activities. Performs prosthetic training, administers modality treatments, and measures and recommends equipment such as wheelchairs, orthoses, assistive devices and wheelchair cushions. Instructs patients and family members in wheelchair management, transfers, gait training, and home exercise programs. Participates in chart rounds, admission and discharge conferences, family conferences and team development conferences. Maintains records such as initial, interim, and discharge documentation, home care program, and equipment orders and prescriptions. Prepares special reports as requested. Receives formal supervision from a Physical Therapist to ensure all patient documentation is reviewed and cosigned. Attends and contributes to organizational and program development team and departmental meetings. Must maintain 60 points in professional development on a yearly basis. Supervises, instructs and evaluates PTA I staff members, students and volunteers. Maintains current knowledge of physical therapy theory and techniques through reading, attendance at meetings and seminars, and involvement in professional organizations.