Physical Therapist Assistant

It's more than a career, it's a calling

IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. VernonRegular

Job Highlights:

Job Highlights (Additional Job Description)

• Sign-on Bonus Eligible – $5,000 (Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates – check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you)
• Department: Physical Therapy
• Patient Population or Ratio: N/A
• Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, Mon-Fri, rotating coverage every 5-6 weeks. Holiday rotation. Shift flexes between 7am-5:30pm as needed - 8hr shifts.
• Starting Pay: 23.86 (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
• Shift Differentials: Evenings-$1.75, Nights-$2.50, Weekends, $1.50
• Location: SSM Health-Good Samaritan Mt. Vernon, Illinois primarily but will float to SSM Health-St. Mary's in Centralia if needed.

Job Summary:

Conducts medically prescribed physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides physical therapy interventions under a plan of care written by a physical therapist.
• Performs therapy interventions utilizing techniques and skills as appropriate for the patient population.
• Documents treatment interventions given.
• May coordinate activities of physical therapy aides, students and other support personnel.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Associate's degree in Physical Therapist Assistant program

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Physical Therapist Assistant, Licensed - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Physical Therapy Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Physical Therapist Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

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