Physical Therapist Assistant, Pediatrics

Job Description
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) will aid in a variety of patient care routines and perform components of physical therapy procedures and related tasks under the direction of a Physical Therapist. The PTA will work with other members of the rehabilitation team to implement the agreed-upon course of care for each patient. The Physical Therapist Assistant will help in providing services that improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease in a variety of age groups to include: infant (birth to 1 year), Pediatric (1year to 12 years), Adolescence (13-17 years, Adult (18-64 years), and Geriatric (65 years and above).
Responsibilities:

• Patient and family education/training, in addition to counseling individuals and families on ways to cope with functional impairments and disabilities.
• Helps develop and implement purposeful goals with supervising Physical Therapist.
• Performs therapeutic procedures by administering manual exercises and instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities under the direction of a licensed Physical Therapist.
• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens, giving normal growth and development information, and promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Observes patients during treatments and compiles and evaluates data on patients' responses to
• treatments and progress and reports verbally or in writing to the Physical Therapist.
• Maintains current state licensure by completing licensing board and state requirements.
• Contributes to a Physical Therapist's effectiveness by identifying patient care issues and administering treatment programs for patients.
• Comply with federal and state physical therapy regulations.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and adhering to infection-control policies and protocols
• Demonstrate understanding of the obligation to preserve the confidentiality of customer and staff health and financial information and circumstances.
• Takes responsibility for care given to patient by support staff, which includes orienting, instructing, and directing work activities of students and aides.
• Completing administrative tasks including documenting billing information and keeping timely and accurate records of daily notes, treatment progress and any treatment plan notes as required by law and hospital policy and procedures.
• Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by adhering to policy positions concerning federal, state, and local regulations and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) standards.
• Apply DRH Health Standards of Behavior and exhibit behaviors consistent with DRH core values.
• Satisfactorily performs other related duties as assigned.

Shift: 1
Hours: PRN
Type: PRN
Category: Clinical
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or/ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Analytical skills for selecting the best diagnostic tools and analyzing results to identify an accurate diagnosis while developing an effective treatment plan; Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents; Communication skills for communicating diagnoses, test results and available treatments in terms that clients and their families can understand; Compassion when working with individuals frustrated by the difficulties they are experiencing; Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints; Critical thinking skills for adjusting treatment plans as required and identifying alternative ways to help; Attention to detail for maintaining notes on treatment and progress; Listening skills for listening to concerns and symptoms of clients so they can decide the most appropriate course of treatment; Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques; Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Education and/or Experience: Graduate of an accredited PTA program; at least one year PTA experience preferred.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: Current Oklahoma State licensure. BLS for Healthcare Providers CPR and AED certification required.
*Safety-Sensitive Position
**As a condition of employment, vaccinations are required per DRH Policy. Medical and Religious Exemptions are available upon request.