Physical Therapist Assistant Acute​/SNF- Part-time- Chula Vista

Hours

Shift Start Time: 8 AM
Shift End Time: 4:30 PM
AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
Additional Shift Information:
Sunday, Friday and Saturday or Monday, Friday and Saturday
Weekend Requirements:
As Needed
On-Call

Required:

No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $34.170 - $44.090 - $49.370

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g., dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

Under the direction of a physical therapist, provides physical therapy care to patients with impaired functional mobility as a result of neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, and/or cardiopulmonary involvement or injury.

• California Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - CA Physical Therapy Board - REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED

• Associate's Degree PTA Program
• 3 Years Experience in all aspects of this discipline

• Department development
  • Participates in departmental activities, such as CQI, staff meetings, and chart review.
  • Participates in committees and system wide activities when requested as departmental representative.
  • Present discipline specific resource information to patients and families.
• Documentation
  • Documentation is completed in a timely, complete, legible, concise and accurate manner.
  • Documentation follows Sharp Health Care guidelines, professional guidelines, and meets third-party payor and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintains records pertinent to departmental operations.
  • Completes all documentation elements as appropriate (Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, Education record, billing, and others).
• Operational efficiency
  • Communicates patient care and departmental issues.
  • Accepts changes and demonstrates flexibility when asked regarding work schedules and assignments.
  • Completes additional assignments in a timely manner.
  • Offers suggestions for resolving operational issues within the department.
  • Maintains departmental cleanliness and safety.
  • Uses time effectively.
  • As requested, assists in the ordering of all necessary equipment and supplies, submits all requisitions to the therapist, and consistently demonstrates a cost-conscious attitude in the ordering and usage of materials.
  • Assists in continuous Quality Improvement Program.
  • Provides supervision and clinical direction to other assistants in the department if needed.
  • Has responsibility for one major departmental project.
  • Is consulted as a representative of his/her profession.
  • Shares ideas therapeutic principles.
  • Provides in-service/education program or training.
  • Participates in student program.
• Patient care
  • Implements treatment following treatment plan reporting subjective/objective patient response.
  • Reports patient pain that interferes with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation; and implements intervention.
  • Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
  • Participates in utilizing a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and reports effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of modalities, equipment and therapeutic procedures.
  • Implements patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and hospital policy is followed.
  • Implies plan with sensitivity to the comprehensive, age/culturally appropriate issues using patient and family.
  • Recognizes need for additional assessment by primary therapist.
  • Under the direction of the therapist appropriately implements modified treatment plans adapting, within the capabilities of the patient in order to achieve the highest level of functioning.
  • As directed by the therapist, assists in determination of and provides to patient available community resources in order to make appropriate referrals for service in areas of specific patient needs.
  • Provides community resources and liaison contact with community agencies in order to make appropriate referrals for service in areas of specific patient needs.

• Knowledge of physical therapy treatment methods.
• Ability to direct work of aides and/or student interns.
• Ability to keep neat, accurate, concise records.
• Effective professional communication skills.
• Actively involved in professional development.

Sharp Health Care is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.