Physical Therapy Assistant PRN

Synchrony Health Services • natick, ma, us • 5m ago

Overview:
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Since our founding in 1997, we've been making long-term care better for our residents and more rewarding for our team members. We're a Fortune Best Places to Work in Aging Services, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Companies to Work. If you're looking for a place that embraces you for who you are, helps you achieve your full potential, and makes working hard feel less like hard work, then look no further than Trilogy.
Responsibilities:
Are you compassionately committed to customer service? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Synchrony Rehab, a subsidiary of Trilogy Health Services LLC, is seeking a licensed PRN Physical Therapy Assistant at our Metro West and Central MA locations. Covering our dynamic and innovative Skilled Nursing/Assisted/Independent Living health campuses located in Natick, Northborough, Westborough, and Worcester County. You must hold an active or pending Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) state license to apply for this position.
We invite you to learn more about our unique culture and the exciting opportunities that exist within our organization.
Qualifications:
Job Summary:
Responsible for providing, under the direction of a physical therapist, therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position's qualifications, professional practices and ethical standards. Demonstrates accountability for and contributes to program development, quality improvement, problem solving and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary environment.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provides therapeutic interventions as directed by the physical therapist in campus locations, home health and/or outpatient care.
• Evaluates patient response to treatment and provide feedback to the rest of the team.
• Documents the course of patient care including progress made and continuing need for treatment.
• Collaborates with the physical therapist to develop new methods of delivering education to patients and family.
• Assists the physical therapist in providing team members with in-service/cross-training on physical therapy knowledge and skill areas as needed.
• Contributes to the delivery of cost-effective care.
• Reports any complaints and/or grievances made by the residents to the Rehab Program Director or Director of Health Services. Reports incidents or suspected incidents of resident abuse to the Rehab Program Director/Director of Health Services and/or the Executive Director immediately.
• Travel, as needed, to other campus locations and/or to home health assignments in the designated territory.
• Complies with all resident rights per the company's Resident Rights Policy.
• Maintains professional/technical competencies and proficiencies for job responsibilities.
• Participates in survey preparation activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education: Associate Degree
Experience: 0-1 years
Licenses and Certifications:
Must hold applicable valid and unencumbered state license.
Current CPR Certification for healthcare providers through CPR training that includes hands on practice and in-person skills assessment preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Sitting, standing, bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, walking, and moving intermittently during working hours. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs. Must be able to maintain verbal and written communication with co-workers, supervisors, residents, family members, visitors, vendors, and all business associates outside of the health campus.
THE SYNCHRONY ADVANTAGE:
What if you could work for a company that genuinely cares about you as a person? At Synchrony, you're so much more than just an employee - you're a member of our family. Our benefits encompass your compensation, wellness, emotional and social well-being, so you can be the best version of yourself. That's the Synchrony Advantage. #C4U
Comprehensive Benefit Package Including: