Health First
Physical Therapist Assistant - Rehab Services
Health First, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885
POSITION SUMMARY:
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITES
Quality/No Harm:
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.
Customer Experience:
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.
Stewardship:
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.
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITES
Quality/No Harm:
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.
Customer Experience:
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.
Stewardship:
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.