Description

JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Provide Physical Therapy Assistant services to all patients at a level consistent with Baton Rouge Rehabilitation Hospital (BRRH) mission, vision, and values.

JOB FUNCTIONS
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:
1. Provides care and treatments to patients.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Under the supervision of a Physical Therapist, implements treatment outlined in Plan of Care.
• Assists the Physical Therapist during patient testing, evaluations, and complex procedures.
• Adjusts or modifies patient specific treatment with prior approval of a therapist.
• Provides patient and family with hands-on training including all transfers, mobility, functional independence needs and exercises specific to that patient's needs. A hard copy of the home exercise program is provided to patient/family.
• Provides safe, effective individualized treatment focused on functional tasks to improve endurance, strength and range using therapeutic exercise as an adjunct only.
• Adapts patient's environment in and outside of therapy to facilitate patient's progress.
• Provide age specific direct and indirect patient care for school age (6-12), Adolescent (12-18) adult (18-65) and elderly (65+)
• Utilizes technology effectively to maximize patient gains.
• Provides feedback to Physical therapist regarding patients' needs for training, home evaluations, community re-entry, discharge planning and equipment.
2. Documents care provided
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Documents all aspects of therapeutic patient care in thorough and timely manner according to departmental, Medicare and Joint commission documentation standards.
• Uphold ethical principles via accurate documentation and charging
3. Promotes team approach
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Works cooperatively by collaborating with team members to assure a comprehensive interdisciplinary patient program.
• Is present, prepared, and participatory for interdisciplinary team conferences, patient related conferences and meetings.
• Works with outside vendors and case managers to order patient specific equipment when funding has been verified.
• Provides staff training to promote individual patient progress re: equipment, transfers, mobility, etc.
• Communicates information for authorizations in timely manner to decrease disruption in care.
4. Promotes education and participates department tasks.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Self-initiates continuing education and learning for licensure requirements and stays abreast of current/new treatment approaches and/or equipment.
• Is present, prepared and participatory in all mandatory meetings, training and in-services.
• Participates in department management tasks; supervises, trains, mentors and orients PRN, rehab tech, students, hospital staff, and volunteers.
• Completes assigned projects by due date.
• Self-Initiates and completes all license and hospital related education requirements by deadlines independently.
5. Maintains compliance.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Follows the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Medicare, Joint Commission Guidelines, Physical Therapy Assistant Practice Act and policies and procedures.
• HIPAA: Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate
to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records w/o limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, information related to patient location, religious beliefs and/or public health records, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial information and/or 3rd party billing, patient-related complaints, and research information.
• Contributes to management of processes for licensing and insurance regulations such as sixth visits, co-signing, and billing identification.
6. Contributes to performance improvement.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Actively participates in Quality activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.
• Offers suggestions for process improvement; recommends to the supervisor/manager equipment and/or supplies that may enhance our program.
7. Maintains patient and employee safety.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.
• Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, administers/receives patient orders, validates, transports, monitors or observes patients for procedures, and monitors clinical alarms.
• Reports on?any safety concerns and broken or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor, facilities maintenance or biomed in?a timely?manner
8. Other tasks
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Works on holidays, weekends and during emergency situations as required to meet patient needs and maintain compliance with IRF guidelines.
• Accepts and supervises students when assigned
• Utilizes KRONOS or App to clock in and out consistently, request time-off and
independently monitors timecard, benefits, and notifications.
• Manages daily schedule considering patient needs, co-worker's schedules, and productivity.
• Assists other departments as needed due to census, skill set, schedule etc.
• Volunteers for or participates when assigned in hospital teams, committees, projects and marketing.
9. Performs other duties and special projects as required.

Requirements

Louisiana State licensure required.
Oral and written communication skills required.
Ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment.
Good organizational skills.
CPR Certified.
Physical criteria:
• Lifting Medium: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally (33%), 10-25 pounds frequently (34-66%) and 0-10 pounds constantly (67-100%) with frequent lifting/and of carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Must have?ability?to bend, and adequate physical strength to lift and?assist?with transfers and resistive?activities