Physical Therapist Assistant Home Health Per Diem Days

Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where youll benefit from:

A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home
A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs
A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals

Primary Duties:
1. Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, qualify improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

2. Provide direct physical therapy to patients per plan of care

3. Provide instructions in therapeutic procedures to be continued by the patient.

4. Maintain active and support communication with the physical therapist/patient/caregiver regarding progress, problems, home programs and other issues related to the therapeutic process.

5. Prepare written documentation as required by the profession and the department such as daily treatment notes, and progress reports.

6. Communicate observations, facts and comments with the interdisciplinary team.

7. Attend patient care conferences and other related meetings.

8. Enhance professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, workshops and inservice meetings.

9. Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of all cultural and age groups, predominantly the geriatric and dying patient.