About Us
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Physical Therapist Assistant
Dept: MAC Physical Therapy
Shift: Days, includes intermittent weekend and holidays
Hours per biweekly pay period:
Works under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist. The physical therapist assistant implements selected components of patient interventions (treatment), obtains data related to the interventions provided, and makes modifications in selected interventions either to progress the patient as directed by the physical therapist or to ensure patient safety and comfort.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Implements the individualized plan of care as established by the physical therapist.
• Assists the physical therapist with managing the established discharge plan throughout treatment.
• Completes legible, accurate, and clear documentation within the established timeframe identified in the department policy and procedure and in accordance with accreditation requirements and insurance regulations.
• Communicates with the patient, family, caregivers, significant others, and members of the health care team to promote maximum benefit of care.
• Identifies educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver, or significant other and provides education to meet those needs.
• Actively participates in quality improvement activities.
• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors, and staff. Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.
REQUIRED
• Graduate of an accredited physical therapist assistant program.
• Current state Board of Physical Therapist Assistant licensure.
• BLS certification.
PREFERRED
• One year of physical therapist assistant experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
