Physical Therapist Assistant

Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital - Full/Time At Houston Methodist, the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is a member of the direct patient care team who provides patient treatments under the direction of a Licensed Physical Therapist and performs routine physical therapy treatments and procedures from basic to moderate complexity as established by the plan of care. This position performs related patient care support activities and works with team members in monitoring and adjusting activities to ensure optimum patient throughput and patient experience. This position delivers exceptional patient care and adheres to safety standards and guidelines to ensure optimal patient safety, customer service, and optimum patient outcomes. FLSA STATUS Non-exempt QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certificates, Licenses and Registrations section EXPERIENCE Two years of experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant preferred LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Required PTA - Physical Therapist Assistant - State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV with the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Compact license acceptable according to ECPTOTE requirements. If Temporary license, must obtain permanent license in accordance with TBPTE. and BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association SKILLS AND ABILITIES Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles Exhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers Possesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems to include, Hospital and Office software to maintain patient and exam documents ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team-focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results. Seeks guidance from others and collaborates with all members of the interprofessional care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner. Applies expected behaviors and actions with team members which contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e., peer-to-peer accountability. SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Obtains applicable and relevant information prior to patient’s treatment sessions. Provides education of plan of care to pati