Physical Therapy Assistant

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at the Physical Therapy Clinic at McDonald Army Health Center on Fort Eustis, VA treating all 5 branches of military service members. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Implement a patient progressive treatment plan and provide recommendations for modification, utilized and designed to restore range of motion, strength, endurance, coordination, as well as promote healing.
• Initiate progressive treatment plan with consideration of patient's neurological, surgical, sensory, respiratory, cardiac status, comorbidities, gait ability, posture, age, and general health.
• Share technical expertise with other therapy assistants, physical therapy students and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Participate in instructional programs by teaching other personnel in sound, proper methods of physical therapy treatment.
• Attend lectures, meetings, and conferences to provide subject matter expertise recommendations when required.
• Monitor patients undergoing treatment and identify patients with acute distress or with potential acuity change.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.