Massachusetts Healthcare Jobs

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Trinity Health Of New England has an exciting opportunity for a Physical Therapist Assistant to join our mission-driven specialized Rehab team at Mercy Medical Center

The Physical Therapist Assistant works in collaboration with the Physical Therapists and performs direct patient treatment and documentation referred to Physical Therapy

What will you do

• Implements direct treatment program including using appropriate therapy material/equipment established by an RPT Monitors patient and modifies treatment programs in consultation with an RPT to meet the patient's changing needs as reflected in documentation.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with clients, families and staff

• Maintains effective verbal and written communication with physicians and other health care professionals by providing updated summaries and daily communication as needed

Requirements:

• Graduate of APTA accredited PTA program

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Highlights

• Become a valued member of an excellent, dedicated health care team

• Engaged leadership

• Competitive Benefits Package

• Full time - 40 hours days

Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran