What are the responsibilities and job description for the PTA position at Tidelands Health and Careers?
Employee Type:
PRN
Work Shift:
Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)
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Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Acute Care/Float
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.
A Brief Overview
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. The incumbent 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.
What you will do
- Perform documentation by clinical / department guidelines and meet expectations of monthly department chart audits
- Consistently documents objective and functional measures to justify patient plan of cares
- Promote / educate NextStep Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians and healthcare providers
- Therapist will proactively impact his or her cancel / no show percentage as it relates to improving quality care and patient outcomes
Education Qualifications
- Associate's Degree from an accredited therapy program and performed the required clinical internships satisfactorily Required
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to utilize therapy equipment an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures
Licenses and Certifications
- Physical Therapist Assistant - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
- Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Required
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Preferred
Physical Demand
Medium-Heavy Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.