Physical Therapy Assistant
We are seeking a dynamic, flexible Physical Therapy Assistant to join our outpatient orthopedic therapy team. At UnityPoint Health – Meriter Therapy patients are at the center of everything we do, and we are committed to serving the community by living our FOCUS values of Foster Unity - Own the Moment - Champion Excellence - Seize Opportunity in our daily work. We know that our greatest strength is our people, and we strive to provide an environment that fosters success through our vast employee wellness program and mentorship opportunities to establish a strong knowledge base and build relationships. Our therapy team also actively participates in shared governance, a clinical team-based leadership structure that ensures clinical decision making is a collaborative process that promotes future growth and advancement.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work within the context of patient-centered care in an outpatient clinic setting.
- Provide therapy treatment with concise and efficient documentation/billing in accordance with regulatory standards.
- Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive evidence-based treatment to maximize functional outcomes.
- Embrace lifelong learning: willingly receive feedback and learn from team members, seek continual learning opportunities to advance one’s own practice, and share feedback to promote the growth of the team.
- Engage in staff meetings, advanced practice teams, and shared governance to help drive best practice and clinical excellence.
- Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible and to take on additional responsibilities to support the team and process improvement initiatives within the department.
- Appropriately delegate tasks to support personnel.
Qualifications Include:
- Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program
- Specific skills: Orthopedics, general rehab
- Years of experience: 1-2 yrs in orthopedics preferred, new grads welcome to apply