Blanchard Valley Hospital • Findlay, OH 45840 • Posted 4 days ago
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The Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant at Blanchard Valley Hospital implements patient plans of care under the direction of the Physical Therapist. This role involves performing tasks to maintain the department in a neat and organized condition, accurately documenting patient appointments, ensuring patient understanding of the therapeutic process, developing and evaluating physical therapy programs, maintaining equipment, and practicing safety and infection control methods. The position requires professional growth through educational meetings and community activities, and participation in staff meetings.
About Blanchard Valley Hospital
Blanchard Valley Health System is a non-profit regional health system based in Findlay, Ohio, offering a wide range of healthcare services. With over 3,000 skilled associates and serving an eight-county region, BVHS provides care in areas such as surgery, cancer treatment, mental health, and women's health.
PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION
The purpose of a Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant is to implement patient plans of care under the direction of the Physical Therapist. Under the direction of a Physical Therapist, performs tasks to maintain department in a neat and organized condition.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
General: Frequently pushes patients in wheelchairs (100-350 lbs.) into and out of treatment areas and adjusts patient’s position for table or computer access. Also assists patients to adjust extremities or re-position upper body in chair. Frequently applies modalities, e.g. H.P., ultrasound, EGS. Frequently travels within building to locate patients on units, treat patients in other clinical areas, or to assist in-patient transport. Frequently transports patient’s folders, treatment materials, and office supplies (1-5 lbs.). Frequently pushes/pulls file and storage cabinet drawers to retrieve and return materials. Frequently changes body position from sit-stand or stand-sit during treatment, documentation, general office activities. Occasionally provides steadying or light assistance to ambulatory patients for standing or walking within the department or in hallways. Occasionally lifts/adjusts patient seated in wheelchair with or without assistance.
Fine Motor Coordination: Frequently writes to document patient care or to demonstrate or assist patient during treatment; occasionally types on computer to retrieve reports. Frequently uses fine motor skills during palpation of muscle function, or deep muscle massage.
Verbal Expression: Frequently presents treatment stimuli verbally to provide verbal assistance to patients in order to ensure proper body position. Presents information verbally to other professionals in formal and informal meetings, case staffing, and in telephone consultations.
Hearing: Hearing involved in receiving verbal information from other professionals and obtaining information form patients for proper documentation.
Vision: Frequently must read literature, reports and other written materials from other professionals, and CIS and billing computer terminals.
Environmental Factors: The practice of medical physical therapy involves occasional risk of infection (e.g., MRSA, hepatitis, and other blood borne pathogens) which requires the use of safety precautions such as surgical masks, gowns, gloves, and special hand-washing procedures. Materials and treatment surfaces may also require special handling.
This position is classified “at risk” for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)
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