What are the responsibilities and job description for the PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT - Sign On Bonus!! position at Minnie Hamilton Health System?
Minnie Hamilton Health Care System is seeking a certified Physical Therapist Assistant for its busy Grantsville location. The Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) provide direct patient care by offering appropriate treatments according to age and condition. As a PTA, you will actively seek to improve knowledge and skills of self and others, provide appropriate leadership, and meet clinical productivity standards and competency requirements.
Minimum Requirements:
- Graduation with Associate Degree as Physical Therapist Assistant from an APTA accredited school or higher.
- Current licensure or eligible for licensure as a Physical Therapist Assistant in the state of West Virginia.
- Preferred: Prior Physical Therapist Assistant experience in hospital.
- Obtain or maintain CPR certification.
- Must successfully complete 90-day orientation as a physical therapist assistant.
Skills Required:
- Ability to communicate effectively with physical therapist
- Ability to function effectively in multi-faceted systems and to interact effectively with all levels of staff and patients.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize independent and effective clinical judgment, problem-solving and decision making skills.
- Utilizes effective time management skills.
Responsibilities:
- Assist physical therapist in providing patient care and rehabilitation services.
- Communicate effectively with physical therapist to ensure patient progress is tracked and documented.
- Provide patient education on rehabilitation exercises and techniques to ensure proper recovery and prevention of future injuries.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information in accordance with HIPAA regulations and adheres to upholding patient's rights.
- Provide delivery of rehabilitation services and care in outpatient clinic under the supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist.
- Provide a clean, safe, calm, quiet, and comfortable environment for patient care.
Environmental Demands: Work is performed in the Physical Therapy department. Occasional exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, anti-neoplastic pharmaceuticals and other materials and substances that may be used in patient care.
Essential Physical Demands:
- Frequency physical effort with medium to heavy objects. Transferring patients weighing between 100 to 250 pounds is frequently required.
- Standing and walking for significant amounts of time is necessary.
- Good hearing and verbal skills required for directing staff, customer relations, and marketing activities.
- Manual dexterity required for documentation needs, for manipulation of equipment and for direct patient care.
- Good visual skills required for patient/resident assessment, documentation, and report analysis.
Essential Mental Demands:
- Requires intense attention and concentration.
- Ability to cope with periodic stress associated with changing census and staffing demands.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage time efficiently for self and others.
- Ability to deal with a wide range of personality types, ages, and diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to articulate and comprehend the English language.
- Use of computer technology for documentation in an efficiency manner.
