TherapyRehabilitation PT Acute Care Hospital
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Job Location:
Lubbock, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
1 hour ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The Physical Therapist provides direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of Department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members. This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality service to patients the public and co-workers.
The Physical Therapist provides direct patient care functions under the supervision of a registered nurse and performs duties to facilitate the efficient functioning of Department services. All duties are to be performed in collaboration with team members. This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality service to patients the public and co-workers.
Location:Lubbock Texas United States
Responsibilities:
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living.
- Performs range of motion exercises.
- Ambulates patients.
- Positions patients and provides skin care.
- Distributes linen and changes beds as needed.
- Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
- Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens.
- Obtains urine stool and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
- Obtains and records health weights vital signs including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures.
- Performs incentive spirometry.
- Transports patients.
- Preps for diagnostic tests.
- Assists rehab therapists (PM & R).
- Performs pulse oximetry/oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
- Prepares room (supplies).
- Provides post mortem care.
- Prepares for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurse in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral naso pharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems.
- Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment/supply needs.
- Notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs any other related duties (e.g. clerical technical duties) as assigned.
- Assists patients in their routine activities of daily living.
- Performs range of motion exercises.
- Ambulates patients.
- Positions patients and provides skin care.
- Distributes linen and changes beds as needed.
- Assists with feeding and meal delivery.
- Assists with routine hygiene care including toileting and incontinent care as well as appropriate oral and personal hygiene.
- Assists patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens.
- Obtains urine stool and sputum specimens and processes specimens as needed.
- Obtains and records health weights vital signs including pulse oximetry and pain assessment and I&O.
- Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
- Assists patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures.
- Performs incentive spirometry.
- Transports patients.
- Preps for diagnostic tests.
- Assists rehab therapists (PM & R).
- Performs pulse oximetry/oxygen set up in oxygen therapy.
- Prepares room (supplies).
- Provides post mortem care.
- Prepares for admission and discharge.
- Assists nurse in emergency situations.
- Maintains and cleans equipment.
- Performs suction (oral naso pharynx).
- Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
- Removes IV catheters per licensed nurse instruction.
- Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
- Answers unit phone and directs calls accordingly.
- Performs data entry into electronic medical database systems.
- Documents patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Performs selected patient registration activities.
- Coordinates equipment/supply needs.
- Notifies appropriate department of equipment malfunction.
- Performs any other related duties (e.g. clerical technical duties) as assigned.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- CNA license
- AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required
- CNA license
- AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- Not specified
- Not specified
Special Considerations:
- The dress code for unlicensed personnel (US CNA PCA NT MT) is solid hunter green colored uniforms or scrub attire. Print tops are not acceptable except in the areas noted above.
- The dress code for unlicensed personnel (US CNA PCA NT MT) is solid hunter green colored uniforms or scrub attire. Print tops are not acceptable except in the areas noted above.
Scheduling:
- Acute Care PT position
- 1 year/1st timers OK
- No floating between units
- No on-call required
- No weekends required
- No block schedules required
- Ratios: 1:1
- 48 hours not approved
- Acute Care PT position
- 1 year/1st timers OK
- No floating between units
- No on-call required
- No weekends required
- No block schedules required
- Ratios: 1:1
- 48 hours not approved
Key Skills
- Environmental Safety
- J2se
- ABAP
- Flexcube
- Health And Safety Management
- BI
