Physical Therapy Assistant - Atrium Health Neurosurgery and Spine - Outpatient - Rock Hill - FT

Responsibilities

• Assesses and documents patient's medical, mental, and emotional needs at admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Develops and implements a plan of care to meet patient and family needs, including discharge planning and utilization of available resources.
• Acts as patient advocate; treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care in a safe and timely manner.
• Demonstrates clinical reasoning, coupled with clinical skills, to conduct accurate clinical assessments and perform patient care activities; evaluates effectiveness of therapy interventions, identifies and prioritizes patient/family strengths, needs, and priorities.
• Identifies the normal course of illness in assigned patient population, recognizing and intervening appropriately when deviations occur.
• Communicates patient information and thoroughly documents therapist's actions and plan of care.

Physical Requirements

• Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication.
• Vision (corrected) adequate for reading.
• Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties.
• Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day.
• Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling, and reaching overhead.
• Lifting of patients, equipment, or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to laterally transfer patients up to 100 pounds rarely.
• Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers.
• Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids.

Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment, primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree as a Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) required.
• Applicable state PTA license required.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA required.