Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Hudson Regional Hospital, nestled in Secaucus, New Jersey, is a distinguished healthcare institution committed to building a healthier community through exceptional care, advanced technology, and knowledgeable physicians. We take pride in being the #1 choice for surgery, boasting the Institute for Robotic Surgery, equipped with the latest surgical robots and six SRC Center of Excellence designations. This places us at the forefront of robotic and minimally invasive surgery, with the unique distinction of being the world's first hospital to receive the SRC Center of Excellence designation in Robotic Spine Surgery.

If you're ready to meet this challenge and practice at the pinnacle of your license, we invite you to submit your application through our website at Hudson Regional Hospital Careers. Be sure to review the specific requirements outlined there. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare at Hudson Regional Hospital.

Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Responsibilities:

• Promotes and maintains health by providing physical therapy services
• under the supervision of a physical therapist.
• Contributes to a physical therapist’s effectiveness by identifying patient
• care issues.
• Administers treatment programs for patients.
• Assesses patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient EMR (WebPT)
• Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing
• physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities.
• Assists/Teaches patients in using supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, etc
• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting
• wellness and health maintenance.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with
• procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control
• policies and protocols.
• Maintains production objectives by noting current treatment trends and monitoring actual physical therapy services rendered to production
• objectives.
• Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations/standards.
• Enhances physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to
• add value to job accomplishments.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Must Possess a minimum Associate Degree for Physical Therapy Assistant
• NJ license required
• Must have passed a state-administered exam or the National Physical Therapy Exam administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy