AlliedTravelCareers is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) in Charleston, West Virginia, 25304!
About The Position
Job Title : Physical Therapy Assistant Job Specialty : Acute Care Hospital Job Duration : 13 weeks Shift : Day 5x8-Hour (08 : 00 - 16 : 30) Guaranteed Hours : 40 hours per week Experience : Minimum of 1 year required;
travel and acute care hospital experience required License : State license required (pending license acceptable, must have active license to start assignment) Certifications : BLS required Must-Have : Acute Care Facility Experience Job Description : Provide physical therapy services following the Physical Therapist's plan of care.
- Work with adult and geriatric patient populations in a 390-bed acute care hospital.- Conduct assessments including AROM / AAROM / PROM, arousal & attention, assistive devices, body mechanics, environmental barriers, pain, sensory response, strength testing, and vital signs.
- Utilize and manage equipment such as bed alarms, call lights, crutches, gait belts, hospital beds, rolling walkers, sit-to-stand lifts, and preferred equipment like Hoyer lifts, lower extremity prosthetics, sliding boards, and others.
- Develop and implement home exercise programs.- Educate patients and families on safety and injury prevention.- Undertake lifting and transferring tasks as necessary.
- Must be competent in billing processes.- Orientation includes department unit familiarization with 16 hours as non-billable.
- Reasonable on-call requirements, pending schedule choice.- Flu vaccine required with medical exemptions only.- COVID-19 vaccine not required.
- No float or on-call requirements.- Adhere to specific uniform guidelines, excluding certain colors.- Complete modules prior to start, which are included in orientation hours.
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Job Requirements
Required for Onboarding
- BLS - AHA
- Core Competency
- Skills Checklist
- Specialty Exam
About Cynet Health
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