Lpta

DCH Health Care Authority • Tuscaloosa, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides care to patients under the supervision of a physical or occupational therapist. The role includes delivering therapeutic procedures in accordance with each patient’s plan of care, coordinating care with patients, families, and other care providers, and communicating patient needs and goals to the therapist. The position also contributes to patient and family education, departmental operations, staff development, and clinical service improvement.

The employee must meet DCH performance, patient and employee satisfaction, financial, compliance, behavioral, and safety standards; follow DCH Health System policies and procedures; use required electronic systems; and complete other duties as assigned. Physical presence onsite is essential. The role may involve exposure to bodily fluids, disease, infection, and hazardous materials, and may require protective or safety equipment. The work is classified as PT/OT heavy work and must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Current Alabama PTA/OTA licensure.
• Maintain active licensure in good standing with the licensing agency.
• Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Ability to analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
• Ability to enter patient or treatment data into computers.
• Ability to collaborate with others to plan or provide treatment.
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing.
• Careful attention to detail and thorough completion of work tasks.
• Reliability, responsibility, dependability, and ability to fulfill obligations.
• Pleasant, cooperative, and positive conduct with others at work.
• Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing.
• Ability to exert almost continual physical effort, including pushing, pulling, bending, climbing, lifting, and walking.
• Ability to perform PT/OT heavy work: exert up to 100 pounds occasionally, up to 50 pounds frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
• Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review relevant clinical data.
• Collaborate and coordinate patient care plans with patients, families, and other care providers.
• Perform therapeutic procedures as outlined in each patient’s plan of care.
• Participate in patient and family teaching.
• Maintain clinical and professional competency.
• Complete documentation within established time frames.
• Communicate with the therapist as needed regarding patient needs and goals.
• Attend in-service programs and departmental or hospital meetings.
• Mentor students, new employees, and volunteers, and present in-services.
• Maintain involvement in department and hospital activities.
• Provide feedback to the Manager.
• Assist with departmental planning, staff training, performance improvement, and clinical service development.
• Support departmental productivity by fulfilling individual work responsibilities and reporting significant patient-volume variances that may require staffing adjustments.
• Meet DCH performance, patient and employee satisfaction, financial, compliance, behavioral, and safety standards.
• Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
• Follow DCH Health System policies and procedures and perform other duties as assigned.
• Identify unsafe practices and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to patients, visitors, and employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed