Job Description
Overview
SSM Health Rehabilitation-Acute Care
At St.Clare Hospital - Fenton, MO
Physical Therapist Assistant - Full Time
Orthopedic experience preferred
SSM Health Rehabilitation-Acute Care at St. Clare Hospital is seeking a Full Time Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our team in Fenton, MO!
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, a Level I Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Center and a Level I Stroke Center, serves the medical needs of the expanding community in southwest St. Louis County. Specializing in heart and vascular, neurosciences, cancer care, maternity and other medical services, SSM Health St. Clare makes your health and wellness a primary focus.
Teamwork and individualized, compassionate patient care provide a basis for learning and professional development in a community hospital atmosphere.
- Generous benefits package including:
- Company matching 401(k)
- Multiple and affordable PPO benefits + HSA options
- Generous Paid Time Off + Holidays + Extended Illness Days (EID)
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Personal and Family Medical Leave
- Excellent Orientation Program
- New Grad Mentorship
- National Continuing Education courses (local and online)
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Responsibilities
- Under the direct supervision of a licensed PT, assists with the implementation of the therapy plan of care.
- Responsible for delegation and direction of supportive personnel for those assigned patients, in order to enhance patient care services.
- Consistently communicates with supervising PT in regard to scheduled patients to ensure identification of need for assessment and reassessment of patients, modification of treatment plans and other interventions requiring therapist direction.
- Participates in education of patients, families, students, coworkers and self.
- Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, within the scope of practice.
Qualifications
- Education: Associate's Degree in a PT Assistant program required.
- Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) required.
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Fenton, MO |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1996 |
| Website | http://www.selectmedical.com/ |
About Company
Superior quality and care. Compassion and Respect. Results oriented. Teamwork. Resourcefulness. These are the core values upon which Select Medical was built. Since its founding in 1996, Select Medical has passionately focused on providing superior, patient-centered care that improves quality of life.Co-founded by Rocco Ortenzio and Robert Ortenzio, Select Medical began as a regional provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation. Contract therapy was added to the company's specialized health care offerings in 1997, and was quickly followed by the introduction of long-term acute care in 1998. In 1999, Select Medical made one of its largest acquisitions by purchasing NovaCare Physical Rehabilitation and Occupational Health. In three years, Select Medical had grown from a small start-up into a diversified health care company with a national presence. This progressive yet responsible growth was one attribute that led to the company's recognition as one of the Best Managed Companies in America by Forbes magazine.
Skills
- Acute Careunmatched
- CPR Certificationunmatched
- Cancerunmatched
- Cerebral Vascular Accidentunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- License Managementunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Neuroscienceunmatched
- Orthopedicsunmatched
- Patient Assessmentunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Patient Educationunmatched
- Physical Therapyunmatched
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)unmatched
- Student Loansunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Treatment Planunmatched
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