Job description
Location: Skilled Nursing Unit - GCMC
Department: Physical Therapy
Workdays/Nights: Days
13960 Plantation Road
Shift: Shift 1
8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM
Fort Myers, FL 33912
Work Type: Full Time
Exempt: No
Job Summary
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) provides physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of the Physical Therapist (PT). PTAs implement selected components of patient/client interventions and obtain data related to that intervention; make modifications in selected interventions either to progress the patient/client as directed by the Physical Therapist or to ensure patient/client safety and comfort; educate and interact with Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant students, technicians, volunteers, patients/clients families, caregivers; and respond to patient/client and environmental emergency situations. The PTA is expected to conduct themselves in an effective professional behavior manner. The attributes, characteristics or behaviors required for success in this job include: critical thinking, communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills, responsibility, professionalism, use of constructive feedback, effective use of time and resources, stress management, and commitment to learning.
Job Requirements
Educational Requirements
Required:
- Associate's Physical Therapist Assistant
- Eligible Lee Health candidates are required to graduate from an accredited program. The accepted accrediting body required for Lee Health's Rehabilitation Professionals is the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
Required:
- none
Required:
- Physical Therapist Assistant
- Active Florida Physical Therapist Assistant
Required:
- BLS (American Heart Association / Basic Life Support)
Other:
Staff may be required to rotate to treatment areas, other than their primary designation, as requested by their department leader. This could include a regulated area (Skilled Nursing Facility, Home Health, Rehab Hospital and Pediatrics) that requires Level 2 Background Screening.
US:FL:Fort Myers
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