- Various shift availabilities
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Low nurse-to-patient ratios
- Expansive benefit package for eligible employees
- Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Targeted approach to career development
- Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
- Superior quality patient outcomes
- Supportive leadership and culture
Physical Therapist Assistant PRN - Louisville, United States - UofL Health- Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital - Brownsboro
Description
UofL Health, Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital - BrownsboroA career at UofL Health- Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital - Brownsboro, a new 40-bed, 55,000-square-foot, two-story inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and UofL Health is more than a job.
It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely.
You have specialized skills and our patients in the Louisville area need them If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to applyBenefits:
What you will do in this role:
Under guidance of supervising PT:
Acquires pertinent information and implements comprehensive program using varied techniques and treatment activities; reviews and modifies treatment in response to changing patient needs; identifies equipment and discharge needs
Is aware of patient injury/diagnosis and takes all necessary precautions for observing indications and contradictions
Assists the patient in the preparation for treatment/modality as necessary
Provides treatment to diverse diagnostic populations and completes supporting documentation according to hospital policy and State Practice Act
Communicates collaborates with support personnel regarding treatment orders as directed by the supervising PT
Applies the physical agents, therapeutic exercises or gait-training activates as outlined by the licensed PT, in the patient POC. Progresses patients in an appropriate manner when deemed necessary by the PT
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Current state licensure as a Physical Therapy Assistant
Previous experience in the care of patients preferred
Current BLS/CPR
UofL Health - Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital - Brownsboro strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.
We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.