PT Assistant - Outpatient Rehab

Health First Careers • Melbourne, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The PT Assistant - Outpatient Rehab is responsible for providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner, focusing on Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship. This role involves maintaining patient safety, following care plans, providing effective treatments, and managing patient schedules to meet productivity targets.

Requirements

• Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
• Current or Temporary Florida license.
• Interpersonal communications skills.
• Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
• Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics
• Must be able to assist in lifting, standing, and supporting patients.
• Able to bend and stoop as pt care requires.
• Problem-solving ability .
• Decision-making skills
• Able to interact with all people
• Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints
• Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings

Responsibilities

• Maintains patient safety at all times.
• Ensures compliance with precautions and documents all current precautions and changes in status.
• Follows the plan of care and consults with the therapist when changes to the plan may be indicated or when a progress note or reassessment is due.
• Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
• Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes.
• Attends in-services given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.
• Responds to therapy inquiries upon receipt.
• Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
• Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.
• Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
• Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
• Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution.
• Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates.
• Different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results.
• It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree