Physical Therapist Assistant, Outpatient, Clemmons - Atrium Health : Job Details

Job Description The Davie Medical Center, Clemmons, Rise teams are seeking a full time physical therapy assistant to practice in the outpatient environment. Excellent time management, team communication and collaboration skills, as well as a strong focus on evidence-based and patient and family centered practice are keys to success in this role. JOB SUMMARY: Assists with physical therapy programs to restore function in patients with disabilities, disorders, and injuries. Carries out treatment plans for a variety of patient diagnoses as per the Physical Therapists, making recommendations or changes when appropriate. Supports research programs involving physical therapy. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Successful completion of two year college program for Physical Therapy Assistants approved by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
• One year of previous experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

• Current license in the State of North Carolina to practice as a Physical Therapy Assistant.
• CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Carries out physical therapy programs as planned and directed by the physical therapist in clinical and research applications. This involves training patients in exercises, ambulation, and activities of daily living.

Collects clinical assessment scores, radiographic scores and assessments, and health related quality of life information.

Performs a wide range of tests and evaluations in a clinical or research setting. This involves evaluation of developmental levels and functions, gross and fine motor skills, neurological-reflex testing, equilibrium, coordination, protective responses, muscle strength, muscle tone, joint range of motion, daily living skills and activities, and perceptual motor skills and defects. Screens for orthopaedic and physical defects, genetic anomalies, or idiopathic.

Maintains supplies and equipment.

Assists with research protocol and treatment development; ensures quality control of data. Develops and writes educational materials.

Participates in staff meetings, forums, committees, and in-service training activities.

Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

About Us Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites. This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility. About the Team Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments Mission To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all. Vision To be the first and best choice for care. Culture Commitments We create a space where all Belong We Work as One to make great things happen We earn Trust in all we do We Innovate to better the now and create the future We drive for Excellence - always