Physical Therapist Assistant

**Job Description** HealthStream Physical Therapy based in San Diego, CA is currently seeking a part time Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) to perform telehealth physical therapy visits. Must be a graduate of an approved Physical Therapy Assistant program by the Council of Medical Education. Must be licensed with the Physical Therapy Board of California. Licensure in Arizona is a plus! HealthStream PT is a rapidly growing physical therapy clinic that came about in response to the COVID\-19 pandemic as a virtual outpatient physical therapy clinic servicing California and Arizona. Our business model is to deliver quality one\-on\-one care to patients with limited access to nearby physical therapy. Physical therapy should always be just within reach. **Location:** You can work remotely from your home or anywhere. **Hours:** Part\-Time Schedule that fits your needs. Looking for afternoon and early evening coverage, weekends as well. We are looking for someone who can commit to 10 hours a week. In the future, there may be a possibility for a full\-time benefitted position to include 401k, medical, holidays, and accrued PTO. **Duties of PTA:** · Provide a full range of Physical Therapy Assistant services, and assist the Physical Therapists with measurements, assessments and therapeutic recommendations to assist with re\-evaluation and future treatment planning. * Record treatment, response, alterations of treatment plans, patient progress and patient's reactions as needed in the patient's chart and/or automated systems. * Perform timely, accurate, and concise documentation of patient care. * All treatment sessions completed with full focus on achievement of realistic and documented treatment goals, and comply with or satisfy the intent of the supervising Physical Therapist. * Assist supervising PT in formulating new goals, determining extent to which goals and objectives are being met by patients. * Participate in peer review activities as needed or as directed. * Maintain a level of productivity comparable with that of other individuals performing similar services. * Participate in continuing education to meet own professional growth. **Required Skills and Qualifications:** * **California** PTA license * Arizona PTA license * CPR certification * **Bilingual speaker a must! English and Spanish (Mandarin or Korean accepted as well)** * Computer literate, able to assist patients struggling with technology * Excellent communication skills, problem\-solving abilities, self\-motivated, attentive to details * 2 or more years of experience in outpatient physical therapy setting **I’m new to telehealth, what should I expect?** * Telehealth medicine requires you to think outside of the box to come up with exercises that are easy to teach virtually through a computer screen. You must be creative with your use of the patients home and household items to help them progress their exercise program. * Easy to use Electronic Charting. Clinicians can acce