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Conducts medically prescribed physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Shift:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Company
WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals
Cost Center
777 WVUH Physical Therapy UTC
Address
6050 University Town Center Drive
Morgantown
West Virginia
WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.
Conducts medically prescribed physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
- Current or temporary physical therapy assistant licensure in the applicable state where services will be performed.
- Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
- Applies research and proven techniques to prevent or treat conditions that limit the body's ability to move and function in daily life by implementing the plan of care established by a physical therapist.
- As appropriate to setting, determines/ revises priorities for direct/ indirect patient care activities based on patient need and available resources; collaborates with nursing to update appropriate algorithms for safe patient handling.
- Instructs patient and caregiver in treatment programs, precautions and equipment use as necessary and documents patient/caregiver demonstration of instructions provided.
- Documents all treatments, according to department policies and procedures, as monitored by supervision of the patient’s primary physical therapist.
- Submits accurate charges of services rendered for patients, according to departmental policies and procedures utilizing the billing system via the patient’s EMR.
- Carries out oversight responsibilities to ensure supervision of students and volunteers.
- The national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms. Details specific to therapeutic interventions outlined in Safe Patient Mobility Policy where applicable.
- Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids and different types of cleaning and laundry chemicals.
- Ability to organize and prioritize time and tasks to achieve a well-coordinated work effort and to effectively meet work schedules including an ability to integrate multiple factors which may have an impact on patient care.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Shift:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)
Company
WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals
Cost Center
777 WVUH Physical Therapy UTC
Address
6050 University Town Center Drive
Morgantown
West Virginia
WVU Medicine is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.