It's more than a career, it's a calling OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: * Department: Inpatient Acute Care * Schedule: PRN, Variable Shift, Flexible Shift Start Times * Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts * Location: SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee * PT Assistant Associate's Degree needed Job Summary: Conducts medically prescribed physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES * Provides physical therapy interventions under a plan of care written by a physical therapist. * Performs therapy interventions utilizing techniques and skills as appropriate for the patient population. * Documents treatment interventions given. * May coordinate activities of physical therapy aides, students and other support personnel. * Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. * Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION * Associate's degree in Physical Therapist Assistant program EXPERIENCE * No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS * Constant standing. * Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. * Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. * Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. * Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more). * Frequent walking, reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry. * Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. * Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. * Occasional lifting/moving patients. * Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors. * Occasional driving. * Rare crawling. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS  Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.   State of Work Location: Illinois  *     Physical Therapist Assistant, Licensed - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)        State of Work Location: Missouri  *     Physical Therapy Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration    State of Work Location: Oklahoma  *     Physical Therapist Assistant - Oklahoma Medical Board        State of Work Location: Wisconsin  * Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4503000024 Physical Therapy Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more. [https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643]