Description
The Physical Therapist Assistant provides physical therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guidelines. In addition, the position:
• - Requires effective communication skills for working with patients, families, and caregivers
• - Requires effective communication skills for departmental and interdepartmental relationships
• - Requires competency in physical treatment
• - Performs physical therapy treatment tasks as delegated by and supervised by physical therapists
• - Maintains open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met
• The Physical Therapist Assistant creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-centered treatment.
• Benefits
• To attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employee assistance program, pre-paid legal plan and much more. • For more information on available Benefits, please click here. •
• Who will you treat? We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our therapist can expect to spend an average of 2-4 weeks with our patients treating a wide clinical caseload such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home.
• We use evidence-based practice guidelines to treat our patients. • We utilize our clinical outcomes to assess and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes.
• You will use •standard and advanced therapy technologies- depending on hospital location, some equipment used such as Auto Ambulators, Bioness, Interactive Metronome, Hand Mentor, SmartStep, Anodyne, Wii and CAPs may be available.
• Helping you become a better therapist is critical to our success
• - You will be paired with mentors; attend in-house as well as external educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff; a great way to learn beyond your own discipline.
• Job Code: 100016 License or Certification:
• - Must have current state license or certification; in states where licensing is not required, defer to state practice act
• - CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital policy
• Education, Training and Experience:
• - Successful completion of an Associate's degree from an accredited physical therapy assistant program preferred Physical Requirements:
• - Good visual acuity and ability to communicate
• - Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements Address: 175-101/102 Amendment Avenue, Rockhill 29732 Shift: Day Job Job ID: 1718044
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Employer: |
HealthSouth
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Post Date: |
Mar 07, 2019 |
Profession: |
Therapy |
Job Type: |
Physical Therapist |
Specialty: |
None |
Location: |
South Carolina - Rockhill |
Job Reference: |
376180 |
Contact Details: |
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