Physical Therapy Assistant

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

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.

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/.