Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:  

Responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position’s qualification, professional practices, and ethical standards. A physical therapist assistant (PTA) must be able to follow the evaluation of a patient’s condition and deliver the customized physical rehabilitation and treatment plan. The physical therapist assistant shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. The employee may have job functions where they will handle and deliver medications based on the requirements of their job in the assigned work facility. The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

NON-ESSENTIAL/MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:

• Complete required orientation as directed by facility
• Follow facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment
• Follow facility and Joint Commission guidelines and recommendations
• Respect cultural and religious practices of patients
• Uphold HIPAA regulations
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Promoted / educated Tidelands Health Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians, healthcare providers, and or co-workers by performing in-services and/or marketing activities.
• Proactively impacts his or her cancel / no show percentage as it relates to improving quality care and patient outcomes.
• Achieves the established average monthly patient care productivity metric

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Must be a graduate of an accredited therapy program and performed the required clinical internships satisfactorily

EXPERIENCE:

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Licensed by the state of South Carolina Board of Physical Therapist Assistant Examiners

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Ability to utilize therapy equipment an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures preferred.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION: None required

FUNCTIONAL SUPERVISION:  Functional supervision of rehab technicians

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Medium-Heavy: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 35 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 15 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.