Physical Therapist Assistant - Inpatient

Job Requirements

PER DIEM - Cape Canaveral Hospital

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.

Primary Accountabilities

Quality/No Harm:

• Maintains patient safety at all times.
• Ensures compliance with precautions and documents all current precautions and changes in status.
• Follows the plan of care and consults with the therapist when changes to the plan may be indicated or when a progress note or reassessment is due.
• Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
• Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes. Attends in-services given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.

Customer Experience:

• Responds to therapy inquiries upon receipt.
• Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
• Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.

Stewardship:

• Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
• Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
• Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.

Work Experience:

• Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
• Current or Temporary Florida license.
• Interpersonal communications skills.
• Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
• Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.

Physical Requirements:

• Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics
• Must be able to assist in lifting, standing, and supporting patients.
• Able to bend and stoop as pt care requires.
• The position requires the individual to perform lifting tasks in the following weight and frequencies:

Pounds% of the DayReps per Day0-2034-6633-20021-401-331-32More than 401-331-32

Mental Demands:

• Problem-solving ability.
• Decision-making skills.
• Able to interact with all people.
• Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints.
• Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings.