PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT INPATIENT -

Patient Safety

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Records

• Develop and maintain administrative records, reports, and statistics as required

Development

• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

Patient Care

• Assist the Physical Therapist during patient testing, evaluations and complex procedures
• Carry out a program of corrective exercise and treatment for assigned patients, as determined by evaluation performed by Physical Therapist
• Instruct patients on segments of the program, including proper use of wheelchairs, crutches, canes, braces, and prosthetic appliances and devices
• Obtain and return required equipment
• Maintain and care for equipment and supplies

Physical Demand

• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people.

Patient-Centered Medical Home

• Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable

Policies and Procedures

• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs

Qualifications

• Education: Essential: Associate Degree - Physical Therapist Assistant
• Experience: Essential: Nonessential: No minimum experience required

Education and Credentials

• Essential: Education specialization: Related Discipline
• Essential: NM Physical Therapy Assistant Lic; Permanent w/in 3 months
• Nonessential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Nonessential: Physical Therapy Assistant Lic by NM PT Board

Physical Conditions

• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people.

Sign-On Bonus and Relocation Assistance

• Available