Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
Orthopedic Physical Therapy Institute · Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Full-time
- Location
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Hours
- Full-time
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2022 · 3+ months agoOpen more than a year: employers often keep a posting like this up to collect applications for future openings, so ask whether there's a current one.
- Job ID
- 1833092
About the job
Orthopedic Physical Therapy Institute (OPTI), a busy outpatient orthopedic clinic with four North Idaho locations in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Rathdrum, is hiring a full-time licensed physical therapist assistant. The assistant carries out the primary physical therapist's plan of care for patients who range from high school, college and professional athletes to community members, working near orthopedic surgeons and a same-day orthopedic urgent care.
OPTI is an outpatient orthopedic practice serving North Idaho from four clinics, with direct access to its own same-day orthopedic urgent care.
What you'll do
- Treat a wide range of diagnoses by following the primary physical therapist's plan of care
- Tell the primary physical therapist promptly about any unexpected change in a patient's progress
- Teach patients and families about treatment goals and safety, including home exercise programs and compensatory techniques
- Keep treatment records, daily notes and status reports for referral sources accurate and timely, meeting billing and reimbursement requirements
- Triage urgent patient needs and keep the front office coordinator and clinic director informed of your schedule
- Recommend adaptive equipment and adapt techniques for safe use at home
- Help the clinic grow through referral building, community events and other outreach
- Train and supervise aides where applicable, and take part in team meetings and program planning
What you need
- An associate degree as a physical therapy assistant from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
- A current Idaho physical therapist assistant license
- Current CPR certification
- Continuing education as required by OPTI and the state license
- Ability to meet the clinic's productivity and quality standards
- Basic skill with MS Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
Preferred
- Experience with electronic documentation software and literature search engines
Schedule
- Full-time
- Extra hours, including evenings, may occasionally be needed
Benefits
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- A 401(k)
- Profit sharing
- Paid time off
- Mentorship and continuing education, with support for pursuing orthopedic or sports specialization
Posted pay for therapy assistant jobs in Coeur d'Alene & North Idaho
8 other therapy assistant postings in Coeur d'Alene & North Idaho give a pay range, from 5 employers. Their ranges typically start around $35.00 and top out around $42.00 an hour. This job's posted range is $28.00–$34.00 an hour.
How “typical” is worked out
"Typical" is the middle of those 8 other postings' minimums and of their maximums, leaving this job out. The therapy pay page for Idaho counts every therapy posting in Idaho with a pay range, not only therapy assistant jobs, so its typical range is different: $40.00–$55.00. A posted range isn't what a new hire is paid: where someone starts depends on experience and, at union employers, the step on the pay scale. 1 of these 8 postings also offers a sign-on or hiring bonus (up to $5,000), not counted here. How we count
About this listing
We found this job on Orthopedic Physical Therapy Institute's public careers site, so a change to the posting shows here at the next update. Pay, schedule and openings can change: confirm the details on the employer's page before you apply.
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