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UNC HEALTH lists this Physical Therapy Assistant - Per Diem opportunity in lenoir, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Physical Therapy Assistant - Per DiemYour passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.Summary: Performs a wide variety of skilled physical therapy treatments for patients based upon the physical therapy evaluations and goals completed by the physical therapist. Advances the patient's treatment plan in response to the patient's progress. Assists with discharge planning.Responsibilities:Contributes to various interdisciplinary team meetings to plan for patient needs, discuss family education plans, and discharge plans.Precepts PT technicians or other physical therapist assistants and evaluate the learner's competency per department guidelines.Documents patient treatment and progress toward goals. Completes department records for billing and statistics.Instructs physical therapy and physical therapist assistant students.Provides skilled physical therapy treatments to a wide variety of patients. Designs and teach exercise program to meet PT goals. Fits and teaches patient to use ambulatory devices including braces, walkers, canes, crutches safely to negotiate stairs, curbs, and unlevel ground. Teaches patient airway clearance techniques and perform chest PT procedures. Instructs patient and family in home exercises, ambulation, and use of adaptive equipment for discharge.Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals. Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts in conjunction with the department director.Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited two-year Physical Therapist Assistant program. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed as a Physical Therapist Assistant by the state of North Carolina. BLS Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:Legal Employer: NCHEALTHEntity: Caldwell Memorial HospitalOrganization Unit: Physical TherapyWork Type: Per DiemStandard Hours Per Week: 8.00Salary Range: $24.98 - $35.91 per hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equityWork Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: Day JobLocation of Job: US:NC:LenoirExempt From Overtime: Exempt: NoThis position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Worksite address
lenoir, NC, 28645, US
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