Health First Hiring for Physical Therapist Assistant – ProHealth Melbourne Outpatient, Full Time at Melbourne, Florida Full Time

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.

Primary Accountabilities
* 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.

• Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
• Current Florida license.
• Aquatic Therapy Experience Preferred.
• 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.
• Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics
• Must be able to assist in lifting, standing, supporting patients.

Job: *Rehab

Organization: *Holmes Regional Medical Center

Title: Physical Therapist Assistant – ProHealth Melbourne Outpatient, Full Time

Location: Florida – Brevard County-Melbourne

Requisition ID: 063531