DeSoto Texas
Full Time
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
Park Village Healthcare & Rehabilitation in DeSoto, TX, is scouting for a full time PTA to join our in house therapy team. Here at a Park Village we are looking for staff who are passionate about providing therapy services to not only address impairments but to enhance the quality of life for our long- term care residents.
Park Village offers excellent inhouse therapy to both our long term and short term residents with an emphasis on quality of life and community. Our therapy team works intricately together setting ourselves apart with our interdisciplinary communication and cohesive Nursing/ Therapy teamwork! We are seeking to offer competitive and fair rates as well as a full benefits package. We are also looking to offer a priceless opportunity to continue to pursue your passion as a therapist while congruently receiving integrative training in leadership. We are looking for someone who is detailed oriented, has a compassionate spirit and a desire to grow and develop their leadership skills.
Park Village receives support from Ensign Services who provides a wide range of clinical and operational assistance to over 200 independently owned healthcare operations located throughout the United States. Help us build something great and share in the Ensign experience with these in-house facility teams where our core values of ownership, passion for learning, loving one another, and celebration are evident every day. Be sure to ask us about facility specific specialty programs like Heart PARC, Abilities Care, Music & Memory, Big & Loud, and opportunities for you to continue learning and receive focused program training to enhance your therapy career.
Visit BuildingTherapyLeaders.com and find out why we are truly different in dignifying long term care.
- Every facility has an in-house therapy team – no contract therapy company. All department teams work for the facility and share the same goals
- Each facility is independently operated with local leadership and no corporate red tape
- Decisions made at the facility for the facility staff and community needs
- Core Values (CAPLICO): Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebration, Ownership. These values are the core of who we are as an organization and shared among all affiliated facilities
Duties:
- Utilizes evidence-based practice to support clinical interventions.
- Provides rehabilitative, skilled and medically necessary treatment intervention to patients with physical functioning disorders per regulatory and clinical practice requirements under the supervision and direction of a Physical Therapist.
- Administers various procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan including but not limited to: manual techniques; ambulation; therapeutic exercises; modalities; use of supportive and assistive devices; etc. Under the supervision and direction of a Physical Therapist.
- Assesses patient’s progress and communicates with supervising Physical Therapist to adjust treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
- Provides consultation and counseling to patients, as well as families, caregivers and other service providers related to the physical disorders.
- Provides input to supervisor for discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.
- Documents all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintains patient records according to company policy.
Qualifications:
- Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
- Prior experience in a skilled nursing is preferred but new grads welcome!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Last updated 2022-12-20
