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That's why we offer more than a job - we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include: - Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match- Generous paid time off (PTO) - Career development and continuing education opportunities - Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment statusJob Summaryxx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Under general supervision of a Physical Therapist, provides direct patient care using standard physical therapy procedures.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Instructs patients and family, oversees physical therapy aides, students and volunteers, and participates in program development and education activities.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Assists Physical Therapist in patient evaluation and assesses functional skills of patients.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Provides individual patient treatment including therapeutic exercise, gait training, mat ,mobility, transfers and wheel chair activities.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Performs prosthetic training, administers modality treatments, and measures and recommends equipment such as wheelchairs, orthoses, assistive devices and wheelchair cushions. Instructs patients and family members in wheelchair management, transfers, gait training, and home exercise programs.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Participates in chart rounds, admission and discharge conferences, family conferences and team development conferences.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Maintains records such as initial, interim, and discharge documentation, home care program, and equipment orders and prescriptions.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Prepares special reports as requested. Receives formal supervision from a Physical Therapist to ensure all patient documentation is reviewed and cosigned.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Attends and contributes to organizational and program development team and departmental meetings.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, AptosMSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Must maintain 60 points in professional development on a yearly basis. Supervises, instructs and evaluates PTA I staff members, students and volunteers.xx_elementToProof" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-width:0px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;font-family:Aptos, AptosEmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-language-override:inherit;font-optical-sizing:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-stretch:inherit;font-style:normal;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-emoji:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-position:inherit;font-variation-settings:inherit;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Maintains current knowledge of physical therapy theory and techniques through reading, attendance at meetings and seminars, and involvement in professional organizations. Qualifications : Associates degree in Physical Therapy with course work in anatomy, biology, physiology and psychology to gain knowledge of physical therapy treatments and techniques.Three years of experience in a clinical setting.Minimum of 60 points on professional development record.Current license to practice as a PTA in the state if Michigan Skills Required1. Oral and written communication skills adequate for therapeutic and professional interaction.2. Ability to position, transfer and transport patients, and operate rehabilitation equipment. Interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills to effectively, interact with patients, physicians and other hospital staff regarding patient care.3. Basic knowledge and skill in common Physical Therapy practices and procedures.4. Ability to very frequently (51-80% of working time) stand, sit, balance, stoop, kneel and reach to position and teat patients; lift, position and transport patients during treatment (very heavy - 60 pounds); and push and pull while standing/moving to operate and transport equipment (medium 20-30 pounds).5. Visual acuity to observe patient response to treatment (i.e.) sweat, express, dilation of pupils); ability to determine fine discriminate detail to read equipment gauges and on-line computer; manual dexterity to operate equipment.6. Sensory ability to distinguish hot and cold during patient treatments.Facility Description DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan is one of the nation's largest hospitals specializing in rehabilitation medicine and research. RIM is known for its clinical expertise in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputee, orthopedics and catastrophic injury care. The Institute houses the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and the Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS), one of only 16 federally designated model systems of care for brain injury care and research. RIM also operates 31 outpatient sites throughout southeast Michigan specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics. EEO StatementEmployment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verifyThe employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations Job : Therapy and Rehabilitation Primary Location : MI-Detroit : Hospital/Facility : DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Job Type: : Full-time Shift Type: : Days : : Req ID: 2606001673
