Job Details: Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant

Company: Swedish Medical Center - Seattle – Swedish Medical Center is the largest, most advanced and most trusted health-care organization in the Greater Seattle area.

Whether you're expecting a baby or dealing with a complex medical condition, or anything in between, our nonprofit hospitals and clinics have the people, technology and experience you can trust. For nearly a century, Swedish has been the premier health-care provider in the Pacific Northwest and a trusted resource for people when it truly counts.

Description: Explore a new opportunity at Swedish!
Swedish Medical Center, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the Greater Seattle area, has an exciting opportunity for a Home Health Physical Therapy Assistant. This is a regular, full-time hourly position (40 hours per week beginning 8:00am daily) that is eligible for full benefits.

Under the supervision of a Physical Therapist, the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) delivers therapy services upon physician referral to maximize functional outcomes; actively participates in discharge planning; implements the treatment program; and communicates the patient responses. Services are delivered within the framework of a team approach including all disciplines, significant others and the patient.

Qualified candidates must possess a degree from an accredited Physical Therapy Assistant Program.

Skills in interpreting the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements reflective to specific needs and provide the care needed, are key to your success. An ideal candidate will have demonstrated knowledge of growth and development over a lifespan, as well as the ability to deal with difficult situations as they occur, to cope with frequent interruptions and display tactfulness when dealing with physicians, parents or caregivers, patients' family, other employees, visitors and the community. Must demonstrate the ability to make decisions and have the willingness to work with the realization that errors may be of serious consequence. A proven record of accomplishment in operating all equipment in the pediatric rehabilitation services department, applying indications according to patient age, diagnosis and standard operating procedures, is necessary.

Swedish offers a competitive salary based on current market drivers, skills and experience and our employees are among the highest-skilled healthcare workers in the Seattle area. At Swedish we enjoy a wide range of benefits, including a customized relocation program, a choice of insurance benefits, a 401(k) retirement plan, several commuting plans, and a variety of schedules including full and part-time. Our educational incentives include continuing education allowances, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing in-service training. Swedish is not only committed to being the best place to receive care, but also the best place to work.
At Swedish, our promise to uphold excellence allows us to save and protect lives in and beyond our Seattle community. For more information on upcoming opportunities visit www.swedish.com/jobs or contact:

Ryan BeLieu, Recruiter
(206) 215-2216
Ryan.BeLieu@swedish.org

Swedish Medical Center has a non-discrimination policy and is an equal opportunity employer.

Posting Date: Aug 7 08