Nashville General Hospital Careers

Description

General Duties

• Effectively communicates charge information to secretary or designated charge entry personnel
• Assists secretarial staff as requested by PT Director
• Assists with restocking and cleaning as requested by therapists
• Answers telephone and greets patients as requested by Director

Monitors patient responses to treatment

• Monitors patient progress and implements changes to treatment plan as directed by therapist
• Advises therapist of any adverse responses to therapy
• Involves therapist in outpatient therapy updates every 14 days or sooner
• Documents in patient's progress notes in chart regarding assessment, plan, treatment, instruction, evaluation and recommendations

Provides patient and family instruction

• Explains treatment methods to patients and patient's significant others as necessary
• Directs patients in the use and care of assistive devices, exercise, and other special equipment
• Contacts Social Services for assistance needed (ie. securing equipment, home health, etc) as directed by therapist
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate with patients/patients' significant other and interpret verbal/nonverbal behavior
• Attends multidisciplinary discharge planning rounds as assigned and shares information with appropriate co-workers

Reassessment and Planning

• Reassesses appropriate objective measures each treatment
• Addresses progress toward goals each treatment
• Discusses changes in patient condition with therapist as appropriate
• Involves patient and/or patient's significant other in the therapy treatments
• Discusses changes in treatment plan and goals with therapist as appropriate
• Addresses discharge needs as identified by the therapist
• Communicates with other disciplines as requested by supervising therapist
• Effectively coordinates outpatient scheduling with secretarial staff
• Keeps therapists advised of changes in patient scheduling

Treatments

• Correctly utilizes therapeutic modalities as certified and deemed appropriate (i.e. heat, cold, light, sound, traction, massage, therapeutic exercises, and other rehabilitative procedures).
• Effectively supervises technicians
• Ensures the safety of patients at all times
• Informs and involves the supervising therapist as needed
• Informs and involves the Physical Therapy Director as needed
• Supervises treatments provided by occupational therapist assistant students as requested by therapist
• Demonstrates ability to care for an allotted number patients within a designated time frame

Education:

Preferred Associate’s Degree (or higher) in Occupational Therapist Assistant from an accredited school.

Experience/Licensure:

Minimum 1 year of experience 

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