POSITION: Physical Therapist Assistant

SHIFT: Full-Time

SALARY: DOE

POSITION CLOSES: Open until filled

Job Summary:

Would you like to work in a collaborative environment in a primarily outpatient setting located in a critical care rural hospital? Benewah Community Hospital is looking for physical therapist assistant. Our gym is well equipped and a fun place to work. Your choice of 5 x 8-hour days or 4 x 10-hour days with occasional weekend duty. Generous PTO program with up to 21 days off in first year and 40 days after 20 years. Low-cost medical insurance with free vision and dental for the employee. BCH has a matching 457 plan. We also offer mentorship and much more.

Located within 1-2 hours from Coeur d’ Alene ID, Spokane WA, & Montana border.

Job Duties: 

Assist the Physical Therapist with a patient’s rehabilitative activities. Work cooperatively with medical staff, case managers, social work, and adjustors. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field, and state regulations covering Physical Therapy. Rely on education, experience, and clinical judgement to accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Reports patient status to a physical therapist as well as report to a manager. Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Assist physical therapists in delivering individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, and prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
• Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
• Instruct patients and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient’s chart or enter information into computer.
• Test and measure patient’s strength, motor development and function, sensory perception, functional capacity, and respiratory and circulatory efficiency and record data.
• Administer treatment involving the application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, laser, electrical stimulation, underwater treadmill, and ultrasound machine.
• Construct maintain and repair medical supportive devices.
• Direct group rehabilitation activities.

Qualifications: 

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant program and eligible for Idaho Physical Therapist Assistant License.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Rarely lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds.

EOE/M/F/V/D